Lužnička

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Lužnička
GrossschonauLausur2.JPG
The Lužnička in Großschönau
Luznicka
Location
Countries
Regions/
States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Krásná Lípa, Lusatian Mountains
 • elevation520 m (1,710 ft)
Mouth  
 • location
 Mandau
 • coordinates
 50°53′56″N14°39′56″E / 50.89889°N 14.66556°E / 50.89889; 14.66556
 • elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Length15.3 km (9.5 mi)
Basin size58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.60 m3/s (21 cu ft/s) on the Czech-German border
Basin features
Progression Mandau→ Lusatian Neisse→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

The Lužnička (German : Lausur) is a stream in the Czech Republic and Germany, a right tributary of the Mandau River. It flows through the Ústí nad Labem Region and through Saxony. It is 15.3 km (9.5 mi) long.

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Characteristic

The Lužnička originates in the territory of Krásná Lípa in the Lusatian Mountains, at an elevation of 520 m (1,710 ft). [1] It flows to Großschönau, where it merges with the Mandau River at an elevation of 301 m (988 ft). It is 15.3 km (9.5 mi) long, of which 11.9 km (7.4 mi) is in the Czech Republic. [2] [3] Its drainage basin has an area of 58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi), [3] of which 42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic. [1]

Tributaries include only small brooks. The longest tributaries of the Lužnička are: [4]

TributaryLength (km)Side
Lesenský potok4.9right
Waltersdorfer Dorfbach4.8right
Matyáska3.2right
Malý Stožecký potok2.6right

Flow

Most of the river bed is significantly modified and bank stabilization is carried out. [2] The Lužnička flows through the municipal territories of Krásná Lípa, Rybniště, Horní Podluží, Dolní Podluží and Großschönau.

Nature

On the upper course of the stream is built the fishpond Velký rybník. It has an area of 36 ha (89 acres). The pond and its surroundings is protected as the Velký rybník Nature Reserve on an area of 103.7 ha (256 acres). The area of wetlands, reedbeds, waterlogged meadows and wet forest is an important migration route for migratory birds. More than 170 bird species were documented there. [5] [6]

See also

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