Rolava

River in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Rolava

The Rolava in Nová Role

Location
Country| Czech Republic
Region| Karlovy Vary
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Přebuz, Ore Mountains
• elevation| 921 m (3,022 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Ohře

• coordinates

| 50°24′20″N 12°36′43″E﻿ / ﻿50.40556°N 12.61194°E﻿ / 50.40556; 12.61194

• elevation

| 370 m (1,210 ft)
Length| 36.6 km (22.7 mi)
Basin size| 138.0 km2 (53.3 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 2.50 m3/s (88 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
Progression| Ohře→ Elbe→ North Sea

The Rolava (German: Rohlau) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Ohře River. It flows through the Karlovy Vary Region. It is 36.6 km (22.7 mi) long.

## Characteristic

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Upper course of the Rolava

The Rolava originates in the territory of Přebuz in the Ore Mountains at an elevation of 921 m (3,022 ft) and flows to Karlovy Vary, where it enters the Ohře River at an elevation of 370 m (1,210 ft). It is 36.6 km (22.7 mi) long. Its drainage basin has an area of 138.0 km2 (53.3 sq mi).[1]

The longest tributaries of the Rolava are:[2]

Tributary | Length (km) | River km | Side

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Černá voda | 9.6 | 25.2 | left
Limnice | 6.2 | 15.5 | left
Nejdecký potok | 5.7 | 16.2 | right

## Course

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The most notable settlement on the river is the city of Karlovy Vary. The river flows through the municipal territories of Přebuz, Vysoká Pec, Nové Hamry, Nejdek, Smolné Pece, Nová Role and Karlovy Vary.

## Bodies of water

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There are 154 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Lesík Reservoir with an area of 9.3 ha (23 acres), built on the Nejdecký potok.[1] North of the Rolava's source is the raised bog of Velké jeřábí jezero, whose waters the Rolava partly collects.

## See also

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* List of rivers of the Czech Republic

## References

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1. ^ a b "Základní charakteristiky toku Rolava a jeho povodí" (PDF) (in Czech). T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
2. ^ "Vodní toky". Evidence hlásných profilů (in Czech). Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-31.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rolava.

* River flow at Stará Role station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Czech Republic