Lagos y Ríos
The Czech Republic is called the roof of Europe since its only source of water is atmospheric rain and snowfall. All the rivers which have their source in the area drain into neighboring countries. The Czech Republic has three river basins: The Labe (Elbe) River Basin (drains into the North
The Czech Republic is called the roof of Europe since its only
source of water is atmospheric rain and snowfall. All the rivers
which have their source in the area drain into neighboring
countries.
The Czech Republic has three river basins:
The Labe (Elbe) River Basin (drains into the North Sea) -
51,399 sq.km. Main rivers: Labe, Vltava
The Odra (Oder) River Basin (drains into the Baltic) - 4,721
sq.km. Main rivers: Odra, Opava, Ostravice and Olše
The Dunaj (Danube) River Basin (drains into the Black Sea) -
22,744 sq. km. Main rivers: Morava, Dyje
The river basins intersect at Kralický Sni3ník on the Polish
border.
Lakes and ponds
There are 455 natural lakes in the Czech Republic, 350 of
which are river lakes that have formed in the grasslands of larger
rivers. A characteristic feature of the Czech landscape is the
large number of artificial lakes created for fish-farming. They
number 21,800 in total and cover about 41,000 hectares. The largest
of them are Lake Rozmberk and Lake Bezdrev in southern Bohemia.