Lubina (river)


The Lubina is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Oder River. It flows through the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is long.

Name

The name of the river was first documented in the 13th century. The village of Lubina was named after the river.

Characteristic

The Lubina originates in the territory of Trojanovice in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids range at an elevation of and flows to Jistebník, where it enters the Oder River at an elevation of. It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of. The average discharge at 5.2 river km is.
The longest tributaries of the Lubina are:
TributaryLength Side
Tichávka14.2right
Lomná11.5right
Trnávka10.0right
Kopřivnička7.3left

Course

The river flows through the municipal territories of Trojanovice, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Tichá, Lichnov, Kopřivnice, Příbor, Skotnice, Mošnov, Petřvald, Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí and Jistebník.

Nature

The mouth of the river is located within the Poodří Protected Landscape Area. Among the protected species of animals that live in the river are the European crayfish and the fish common minnow and alpine bullhead. The river is also a hunting ground for the Eurasian otter and common kingfisher.