Svratka (river)

For other places named Svratka, see Svratka (disambiguation).

Svratka
Confluence of Svratka (left) and Svitava rivers
Country	Czech Republic
Basin
Main source	Bohemian-Moravian Highlands
River mouth	Dyje River
Basin size	7,115.60 km² (2,747.35 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	168.5 km (104.7 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 27 m³/s (950 cu ft/s) near estuary

The Svratka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsvratka]), formerly Švarcava (German: Schwarzach) is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a length of 173.9 km. It rises in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava in Brno, and flows into the Dyje (Thaya) a near Mikulov. The river is known in the local Moravian dialect as the Švarcava (from the German name of the river Schwarzach).

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