Stonávka

River in Czech Republic

Stonávka Stonawka
Stonávka in Stonava
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Moravian-Silesian Beskids
• elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)

Mouth
• location	Olza River
• coordinates	49°51′03″N 18°30′45″E / 49.85083°N 18.51250°E / 49.85083; 18.51250
Length	33.7 km (20.9 mi)
Basin size	131.3 km² (50.7 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	1.47 m³/s (52 cu ft/s) near estuary

Basin features
Progression	Olza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

Stonávka^ⓘ (Polish: Stonawka^ⓘ) is a 33-kilometre-long (21 mi) river in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

It is a left tributary of the Olza River, which it enters in Karviná. It flows through Albrechtice and Stonava before entering Karviná. The Těrlicko Dam is located on this river.

The name is of the river means a murmuring river.^[1]

Notes

^ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 166. ISSN 0208-6336.

References

Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.