{{Infobox river | name = Litavka | image = Beroun, Litavka, z lávky po proudu.jpg | image_caption = The Litavka in Beroun | source1_location = Vranovice, Brdy Highlands | source1_coordinates = {{coord|49|39|24|N|13|51|25|E|display=inline}} | mouth_location = Berounka | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|57|37|N|14|5|4|E|display=inline,title}} | progression = {{RBerounka}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Czech Republic | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Central Bohemian | length_km = 54.9 | source1_elevation = {{cvt|762|m}} | mouth_elevation = {{cvt|212|m}} | discharge1_avg = {{convert|2.6|m3/s|abbr=on}} near estuary | basin_size_km2 = 628.8 }} The '''Litavka''' is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is {{convert|54.9|km|abbr=on}} long.
==Etymology== The river was originally called Pstruhový potok (meaning "Trout Stream") and Bohutínský potok ("Bohutín Stream"). The name Litavka is used from the 18th century. It is derived from the Czech word root ''lit'', from which the verbs ''lít'' ("to pour") and ''rozlévat'' ("to spill") are derived. It refers to the regular flooding of the stream and its spilling from the banks.<ref name=ns>{{cite web |title=Naučná stezka lesopark Litavka: 4. Řeka Litavka|url=http://www.lesopark.pribram.eu/litavka.php|publisher=Město Příbram|language=cs|access-date=2023-10-25}}</ref>
==Characteristic== [[File:Čenkov in Příbram District (1).JPG|thumb|The Litavka in Čenkov]] The Litavka originates in the territory of Vranovice in the Brdy Highlands at an elevation of {{cvt|762|m}}, on the slope of the Malý Tok mountain, and flows to Beroun, where it enters the Berounka River at an elevation of {{cvt|212|m}}. It is {{convert|54.9|km|abbr=on}} long. Its drainage basin has an area of {{convert|628.8|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=dibavod>{{cite web |title=Základní charakteristiky toku Litavka a jeho povodí|url=https://www.dibavod.cz/download.php?id_souboru=2320|publisher=T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-06-02}}</ref>
The longest tributaries of the Litavka are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Vodní toky|url=https://mapy.chmi.cz/ords/chmi_app/r/fewshlprf/stream-list?|work=Evidence hlásných profilů|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-10-21}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tributary !! Length (km) !! River km !! Side |- | Červený potok || 29.1 || 7.3 || left |- | Chumava || 17.7 || 14.4 || right |- | Suchomastský potok || 11.3 || 1.8 || right |- | Příbramský potok || 11.3 || 37.7 || right |- | Dibeřský potok || 9.7 || 2.3 || left |}
==Course== The most notable settlement on the river is the town of Příbram. The river flows through the municipal territories of Vranovice, Láz, Bohutín, Příbram, Trhové Dušníky, Bratkovice, Hluboš, Čenkov, Jince, Lochovice, Libomyšl, Chodouň, Zdice, Králův Dvůr and Beroun.
==Bodies of water== There are 538 bodies of water in the basin area. The largest of them is the Pilská Reservoir with an area of {{cvt|20.5|ha}}, built on the stream of Pilský potok. Directly on the Litavka there are the Láz Reservoir and Vysokopecký Pond.<ref name=dibavod/>
==Fauna== The river is inhabited by river trout, common roach, common chub and stone loach. Unwanted species of fish escape occasionally into the river from the breeding tanks.<ref name=ns/>
==See also== *List of rivers of the Czech Republic *Na Litavce, football stadium in Příbram named after the river
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==External links== {{commons category|Litavka}} *[https://hydro.chmi.cz/hppsoldv/hpps_prfdyn.php?seq=307231 River flow at Beroun station] – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
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Category:Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region Category:Rivers of the Czech Republic