Morávka
Morávka River near Raškovice
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMoravian-Silesian Beskids
  elevation880 m (2,890 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Ostravice
  coordinates
49°40′18″N 18°21′25″E / 49.67167°N 18.35694°E / 49.67167; 18.35694
Length29.6 km (18.4 mi)
Basin size149.3 km2 (57.6 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average3.73 m3/s (132 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionOstraviceOderBaltic Sea

Morávka (Polish: Morawka) is a river in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It flows through the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

It originates on the slope of Sulov mountain in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 880 m, near the border with Slovakia. It then flows in northwestward direction through the sparsely populated area. Some 10 km from the source the Morávka Reservoir was built in 1961–1967. Lower course of the river is unique due to its natural character and as such it is protected. Morávka enters to the Ostravice River from the right side in Frýdek-Místek.

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