Ohře
River in the Czech Republic and Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ohre, a river in northern Germany.
The Ohře (Czech pronunciation: [ˈoɦr̝ɛ]), also known in English and German as Eger (German pronunciation: [ˈeːɡɐ]), is a river in Germany and the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Bavarian district of Upper Franconia in Germany, and through the Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem regions in the Czech Republic. It is 304.6 km (189.3 mi) long, 256 km (159 mi) of which are in the Czech Republic, which makes it the fourth longest river in the country.
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Source | |
• location | Weißenstadt, Fichtel Mountains, Germany |
• elevation | 752 m (2,467 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Elbe, Czech Republic |
• coordinates | 50°31′44″N 14°8′11″E |
• elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Length | 304.6 km (189.3 mi) |
Basin size | 5,606.1 km2 (2,164.5 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 38 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
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