Březná

Březná
The Březná in Hoštejn
Location
Country	Czech Republic
Regions	Pardubice Olomouc
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Malá Morava, Hanušovice Highlands
• elevation	850 m (2,790 ft)
Mouth
• location	Moravská Sázava
• coordinates	49°52′27″N 16°46′10″E / 49.87417°N 16.76944°E / 49.87417; 16.76944
• elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Length	31.8 km (19.8 mi)
Basin size	130.3 km2 (50.3 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1.73 m3/s (61 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
Progression	Moravská Sázava→ Morava→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Březná is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Moravská Sázava River. It flows through the Olomouc and Pardubice regions. It is 31.8 km (19.8 mi) long.

The Březná originates in the territory of Malá Morava in the Hanušovice Highlands at the elevation of 850 m (2,790 ft) and flows to Hoštejn, where it enters the Moravská Sázava River at an elevation of 308 m (1,010 ft). It is 31.8 km (19.8 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 130.3 km² (50.3 sq mi).^[1]

The longest tributaries of the Březná are:^[2]

The river flows through the municipal territories of Malá Morava, Písařov, Červená Voda, Štíty, Jedlí, Drozdov, Cotkytle, Tatenice and Hoštejn.

The river flows through the Březná Nature Park, named after the river. The Březná River creates distinct, deep and symmetrical valleys in the nature park.^[3]

The spring of the river is called Rudolf Spring. It is a tourist destination. The water coming out of the spring is slightly radioactive.^[4]

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic

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• River flow at Hoštejn station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute