CONFLUENCE - Lucina - Ostravice, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Arne1
N 49° 49.908 E 018° 17.788
34U E 305582 N 5523435
One of three confluences in Ostrava - near to the castle.
Waymark Code: WMC9ZM
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/14/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 75

[EN]
The most popular river confluence in Ostrava is the place to come together Ostravice and Lucina, which is near the Silesian-Ostrava Castle.

[CS]
Nejpopularnejsim ricnim soutokem v Ostrave je misto, kde se slevaji vody Ostravice a Luciny, coz je nedaleko Slezskoostravskeho hradu.

Ostravice
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[EN]
Ostravice (Polish: Ostrawica, German: Ostrawitza) is a river in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It originates in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and then flows through Ostravice, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Frýdek-Místek and Paskov to Ostrava where it enters the Oder as its right tributary. It partly forms the border between historical regions Moravia (left bank) and Silesia (more precisely Cieszyn Silesia) (right bank).
The river starts as the Ostravice after the confluence of the Bílá Ostravice (i.e., White Ostravice, considered its main source) and the Cerná Ostravice (i.e. Black Ostravice). They are both streams flowing through deeply forested valleys which are important access roads to the resorts of Bílá and Bílý Kríž. Ostravice then creates a fresh water reservoir behind Šance Dam, for the industrial region around Ostrava finished in 1970. It has an area of 335 km² (129 sq mi) and a 65 m (213 ft) high and 342 m (1,122 ft) long rockfill dam.
The Ostravice then flows through the rolling hills region between Ostravice and Frýdek-Místek and finally through the lowlands of the highly industrial Ostrava basin.

[CS]
Ostravice (polsky Ostrawica, nemecky Ostrawitza) je reka v okresech Frýdek-Místek a Ostrava-mesto v Moravskoslezském kraji. Délka toku ciní 65,1 km. Plocha povodí merí 827,4 km². Její tok tvorí zcásti historickou zemskou hranici Moravy a Slezska, zcásti tato hranice podél jejího toku mírne osciluje. Reka získala název podle svého prudkého (ostrého) toku.
Reka vzniká soutokem Cerné a Bílé Ostravice u obce Staré Hamry v Moravskoslezských Beskydech. Cerná Ostravice pramení na jižním svahu Smrkoviny, která leží západne od osady Bílý Kríž, Bílá Ostravice pramení na úbocí vrcholku Carták, který leží západne od Bumbálky. Na horním toku reky leží prehradní nádrž Šance. U stejnojmenné obce Ostravice se nachází zajímavý chránený prírodní útvar – pereje. Dále protéká Frýdlantem nad Ostravicí, Paskovem, Frýdkem-Místkem a Ostravou. Tam se vlévá jako pravostranný prítok do reky Odry.

Lucina
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[EN]Lucina (Polish: Lucyna or Luczyna) is a river in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is the tributary of the Ostravice River to which it enters in Ostrava. It originates in Beskids and then flows northwestward through Horní Bludovice and Dolní Bludovice, near Havírov. Žermanice Dam is built on the river. River is distinct for its meanders which are protected as a unique natural landmark.

Origin Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Length 37.3 km
Source elevation 580 m
Basin area 197.1 km²

[CS]
Lucina (dríve Lucina; polsky Lucyna) je reka v Moravskoslezském kraji, prítok reky Ostravice, který odvodnuje oblast na pomezí okresu Frýdek-Místek, Karviná a Ostrava-mesto.
Pojmenování Lucina má reka od roku 1956, kdy pri budování Žermanické prehrady došlo k pojmenování nove vzniklé obce Lucina a podle ní i samotná reka. Do té doby bylo její jméno Lucina. Ve starých mapách se objevuje vícero názvu. V jejím horním toku se objevuje název Ribia ci Ribnia, v oblasti mezi Domaslavicemi a Bludovicemi název Holzina ci Holczina. V oblastech od Šenova až po Slezskoostravský hrad už pak Lucina.

Délka toku 37,3 km
Plocha povodí 197,1 km²
Prumerný prutok u ústí 2,39 m³/s
Parking Coordinates: N 49° 49.9031', E 18° 17.9246'

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