Tyrka
Tyrka (Polish: Tyrka) (also known as Tyra) is a 13-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) creek in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
| Tyrka | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Tyrka in Tyra | |
| Location | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Moravian-Silesian Beskids |
| • elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Olza River |
• coordinates | 49°40′59″N 18°39′23″E |
| Length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.65 m3/s (23 cu ft/s) near estuary |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea |
It is a left tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Třinec. It originates in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 835 m and flows generally northward through the villages of Tyra and Oldřichovice. Tyrka also flows through the territory of the Třinec Iron and Steel Works before joining Olza.
References
- Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
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