Bezdrevský potok


The Bezdrevský potok is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the South Bohemian Region. It is long.

Etymology

The name means 'Bezdrev stream', referring to the Bezdrev fishpond. The name of the pond has its origin in the Czech words bez dřeva, meaning 'without woods'. It referred to a treeless plain on which the pond was established.

Characteristic

The Bezdrevský potok originates in the territory of Brloh in the Bohemian Forest Foothills at an elevation of and flows to Hluboká nad Vltavou, where it enters the Vltava River at an elevation of. It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of.
The longest tributaries of the Bezdrevský potok are:
TributaryLength Side
Malovický potok14.8left
Melhutka14.0left
Olešník12.6left
Pištínský potok12.4right
Třebánka9.1left
Břehovský potok9.0right

Course

The stream flows through the municipal territories of Brloh, Ktiš, Lhenice, Netolice, Malovice, Olšovice, Hlavatce, Sedlec, Dívčice, Mydlovary, Zliv and Hluboká nad Vltavou.

Bodies of water

There are 456 bodies of water in the basin area. The basin area is rich in fishponds, especially the area of the lower course of the stream in the České Budějovice Basin. The largest of the fishponds and the third largest pond in the Czech Republic overall is Bezdrev with an area of, built directly on the Bezdrevský potok. Bezdrev was founded by Vilém II of Pernštejn before 1490. The Bezdrevský potok also supplies several other ponds.

Bridges

In Netolice, near the dam of the Mnich pond, where the Bezdrevský potok leaves the pond, there are a pair of stone arched bridges, protected as a cultural monument. The older of the bridges probably dates from around 1746, which is the date of the statue that decorates it. The younger bridge was most likely built in the 19th century.
The dam of the Bezdrev pond and a bridge over the Bezdrevský potok next to the dam are together protected as a cultural monument. The stone three-arch bridge dates from 1879.