Liboc (river)


The Liboc is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Ohře River. It flows through the Ústí nad Labem and Karlovy Vary regions. It is long.

Etymology

The name was derived from the personal name Ľuboc.

Characteristic

The Liboc originates in the southern part of the Hradiště Military Training Area in the Doupov Mountains at an elevation of and flows to Žatec, where it enters the Ohře River at an elevation of. It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of.
The longest tributaries of the Liboc are:
TributaryLength Side
Leska23.6right
Vintířovský potok12.1left
Dubá I7.8right

Bodies of water

There are 198 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the fishpond Sedlec with an area of, supplied by the Dubá I. Jeseňský rybník, a small fishpond near the Liboc's spring, is the only body of water built directly on the river.

Course

The river flows through the Hradiště Military Training Area and through the municipal territories of Radonice, Vilémov, Pětipsy, Libědice, Nové Sedlo, Čeradice, Libočany and Žatec.

Use

On the lower course of the river, the water is pumped out and used to irrigate fields with Saaz hops, typical of the town of Žatec and its surroundings.