Orlice

Orlice
Map
Location
CountriesCzech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
Physical characteristics
SourceDivoká Orlice
 • locationSzczytna, Bystrzyckie Mountains, Poland
 • elevation802 m (2,631 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Elbe
 • coordinates
50°12′12″N 15°49′30″E / 50.20333°N 15.82500°E / 50.20333; 15.82500
 • elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Length132.2 km (82.1 mi)
Basin size2,036.9 km2 (786.5 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average21.8 m3/s (770 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionElbeNorth Sea

The Orlice (German: Adler, Polish: Orlica) is a river in the Czech Republic, with a brief stretch in Poland. It is a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Hradec Králové Region. It is formed by the confluence of the Divoká Orlice and Tichá Orlice rivers. Together with the Divoká Orlice, which is its main source, the Orlice is 132.2 km (82.1 mi) long, of which 129.0 km (80.2 mi) is in the Czech Republic, making it the 14th longest river in the country. Without the Divoká Orlice, it is 32.9 km (20.4 mi) long.


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