Rakovnický potok

{{Infobox river

| name = Rakovnický potok

| image = Křivoklát, Rakovnický potok, ze silnice 227.jpg

| image_caption = The Rakovnický potok in Křivoklát

| source1_location = Drahouš, Rakovník Uplands

| mouth_location = Berounka

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|1|50|N|13|52|2|E|display=it}}

| progression = {{RBerounka}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Czech Republic

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Central Bohemian

| length_km = 48.5

| source1_elevation = {{cvt|578|m}}

| mouth_elevation = {{cvt|240|m}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.86|m3/s|abbr=on}} near estuary

| basin_size_km2 = 367.9

}}

The Rakovnický potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is {{convert|48.5|km|abbr=on}} long.

Etymology

The name means "Rakovník stream".{{cite web |last=Šmilauer|first=Vladimír|title=O původu názvů českých řek|url=http://nase-rec.ujc.cas.cz/archiv.php?art=3983|work=Naše řeč|publisher=Institute of the Czech Language|language=cs|access-date=2024-11-01}}

Characteristic

File:Rakovník, Rakovnický potok.jpg]]

The Rakovnický potok originates in the territory of Drahouš in the Rakovník Uplands at an elevation of {{cvt|578|m}} and flows to Křivoklát, where it enters the Berounka River at an elevation of {{cvt|240|m}}. It is {{convert|48.5|km|abbr=on}} long. Its drainage basin has an area of {{convert|367.9|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |title=Základní charakteristiky Rakovnického potoka a jeho povodí|url=https://www.dibavod.cz/download.php?id_souboru=2318|publisher=T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-11-01}}

The longest tributaries of the Rakovnický potok are:{{cite web |title=Vodní toky|url=https://mapy.chmi.cz/ords/chmi_app/r/fewshlprf/stream-list?|work=Evidence hlásných profilů|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-11-01}}

Tributary	Length (km)	Side
class="wikitable"
Lišanský potok	19.2	left
Kolešovický potok	12.7	left
Ryšava	9.1	left
Petrovický potok	8.3	right

Course

The most notable settlement on the stream is the town of Rakovník. The stream flows through the municipal territories of Drahouš, Krty, Jesenice, Oráčov, Švihov, Pšovlky, Šanov, Senomaty, Rakovník, Pavlíkov, Lašovice, Pustověty, Velká Buková, Městečko and Křivoklát.

Bodies of water

There are 224 bodies of water in the basin area. A system of fishponds is built on the upper course of the stream. The largest of them is Velký rybník with an area of {{cvt|40.4|ha}}.

Nature

The lower couse of the stream flows through the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.

Common fish in the river include river trout, stone loach and European perch.{{cite book |last=Škoudlínová|first=Alena|title=Příroda Rakovníka a jeho okolí|url=https://www.mesto-rakovnik.cz/e_download.php?file=data/editor/253cs_24.pdf&original=2rg_priroda-rakovn-A5.pdf|publisher=Rabasova galerie|pages=6–7|language=cs|year=1999|access-date=2024-11-01|isbn=80-85868-27-X}}

References

External links

[https://hydro.chmi.cz/hppsoldv/hpps_prfdyn.php?seq=20042094 River flow at Rakovník station] – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

Category:Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region

Category:Rivers of the Czech Republic