Tyrka

Tyrka  (Polish: Tyrka) (also known as Tyra) is a 13-kilometre-long (8.1 mi) creek in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

This article is about river in Czech Republic. For russian syberian village, see Tyrka (village).
Tyrka
Tyrka in Tyra
Location
CountryCzech Republic
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationMoravian-Silesian Beskids
 ⁃ elevation835 m (2,740 ft)
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
Olza River
 ⁃ coordinates
49°40′59″N 18°39′23″E
Length13 km (8.1 mi)
Basin size31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Discharge 
 ⁃ average0.65 m3/s (23 cu ft/s) near estuary
Basin features
ProgressionOlza→ Oder→ Baltic Sea

It is a left tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Třinec. It originates in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 835 m and flows generally northward through the villages of Tyra and Oldřichovice. Tyrka also flows through the territory of the Třinec Iron and Steel Works before joining Olza.

References
  • Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.



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