Haná (river)
The Haná is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Olomouc, South Moravian and Zlín regions. It is formed by the confluence of the Velká Haná and Malá Haná streams. Together with the Velká Haná, which is its main source, the Haná is long. Without the Velká Haná, it is long.
Etymology
The origin of the name is unknown. According to one theory, the name is derived from the Germanic word gana, meaning 'rich'. Other theory says that the name is connected with the pre-Slavic word ganna that denotes a stony river, a river that brings stones. The river gave the name to the ethnographic region of Haná.Characteristic
From a water management point of view, the Haná and Velká Haná are two different rivers with separate numbering of river kilometres. In a broader point of view, the Haná originates in the territory of Drahany in the Drahany Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Kroměříž, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of. It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of. The name Haná is used from the confluence of the Velká Haná with the Malá Haná in Vyškov and from this point to the confluence with the Morava, the river is long. The average discharge at its mouth is.The sources and longest tributaries of the Haná are:
| Tributary | Length | Side |
| Brodečka | 33.3 | left |
| Velká Haná | 21.7 | – |
| Malá Haná | 17.7 | right |
| Tištinka | 16.0 | right |
| Pustiměřský potok | 15.0 | left |
| Rostěnický potok | 15.0 | right |
| Švábenický potok | 11.9 | right |