Kirnitzsch
The Kirnitzsch (German), in Bohemia also called the Kirnischt, Czech: Křinice, is a right tributary of the River Elbe, which passes through the Czech Republic and the German state of Saxony.
| Kirnitzsch Křinice, Kirnischt | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | in Šluknov Hook in the Czech Republic west of Studánka |
| • coordinates | 49°47′15″N 12°35′02″E |
| • elevation | 490 m n.m. |
| Mouth | |
• location | in Bad Schandau into the Elbe |
• coordinates | 50°55′00″N 14°09′36″E |
• elevation | 105 m above sea level (NN) |
| Length | 45 km (28 mi) |
| Basin size | 140 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Kirnitzsch valley (3.5 km (2.2 mi) above its mouth) gauge |
| • average | 1.43 m3/s (50 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | Record low: 0.267 m3/s (9.4 cu ft/s) (in 2005) Average low: 0.622 m3/s (22.0 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | Average high: 13.3 m3/s (470 cu ft/s) Record high: 59.3 m3/s (2,090 cu ft/s) (in 1995) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Elbe→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Small towns: Bad Schandau |
| Population | 2266 (as at: 1999) in the Kirnitzsch valley |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rotes Floß |
| • right | Zeidlerbach, Weißbach, Heidelbach |
| Waterbodies | Reservoirs: Obere Schleuse |
| Navigable | no |
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