Vrchlice

The initial name of the stream was Vysplice. The German miners then began to call the stream Bach (literally 'stream' in German), from which the Czech name Pách developed. In 1824, the stream was renamed Vrchlice, which was derived from its oldest name, Vysplice.{{cite web |title=Po stopách mlynářů v Kutné Hoře|url=https://www.cms-kh.cz/po-stopach-mlynaru-v-kutne-hore|publisher=České muzeum stříbra|language=cs|access-date=2024-10-04}}

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The Vrchlice originates in the Zdeslavice exclave of the Černíny municipality in the Upper Sázava Hills at an elevation of {{cvt|488|m}} and flows to Nové Dvory, where it enters the Vrchlice River at an elevation of {{cvt|204|m}}. It is {{convert|30.0|km|abbr=on}} long. Its drainage basin has an area of {{convert|133.3|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |title=Vodní dílo Vrchlice|url=https://www.pla.cz/planet/public/vodnidila/prehrada_vrchlice.pdf|publisher=Povodí Labe, s.p.|language=cs, en|access-date=2024-10-04}}

The longest tributaries of the Vrchlice 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=2024-10-18}}

The most populated settlement on the stream is the town of Kutná Hora. The stream flows through the municipal territories of Černíny, Štipoklasy, Chlístovice, Malešov, Vidice, Miskovice, Kutná Hora and Nové Dvory.

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The Vrchlice Reservoir was built on the middle course of the stream in 1966–1970. It has an area of {{cvt|93.5|ha}}. The main purpose of the reservoir is the accumulation of water for drinking water supply. Other purposes are provision of minimum flow under the dam, the energy use of water outflow from the reservoir and contribution to flood protection. The dam of the reservoir is the only arch dam in the Czech Republic. In addition to the reservoir, there are many fishponds on the stream.

The most valuable part of the Vrchlice basin is the Vrchlice valley in Kutná Hora, which was proposed to be declared a nature reserve. According to a 2009 study, three species of bivalves occur in the stream in this area: Galba truncatula, Ancylus fluviatilis and Sphaerium corneum.{{cite journal |last=Juřičková|first=Lucie|title=Měkkýši navrhované PR Údolí Vrchlice u Kutné Hory [Molluscs of the proposal nature reserve Vrchlice Valley near Kutná Hora]|url=https://mollusca.sav.sk/pdf/8/8.Jurickova2.htm|journal=Malacologica Bohemoslovaca|pages=66–69|volume=8|language=cs|date=2009-12-04|access-date=2024-10-04|issn=1336-6939}}

Jaroslav Vrchlický (a famous Czech writer, eight times nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature) chose his pseudonym after the Vrchlice valley, which he liked very much. In his memory, the Vrchlický relief is carved in the rock in the Vrchlice valley.{{cite web |title=Jaroslav Vrchlický – první český básník a spisovatel, nominovaný na Nobelovu cenu za literaturu|url=https://www.kudyznudy.cz/ceska-nej/historicke/jaroslav-vrchlicky-prvni-cesky-basnik-a-spisovatel|publisher=CzechTourism|language=cs|access-date=2024-10-04}}

• List of rivers of the Czech Republic

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• [https://hydro.chmi.cz/hppsoldv/hpps_prfdyn.php?seq=307015 River flow at Vrchlice station] – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

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