# Punkva

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{{Short description|River in the Czech Republic}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Punkva
| image             = Punkva 00223.jpg
| image_caption     = The Punkva in [Moravian Karst](/source/Moravian_Karst)
| source1_location  = [Svitavy](/source/Svitavy), [Svitavy Uplands](/source/Svitavy_Uplands)
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|49|29|32|N|16|47|28|E|display=inline}}
| mouth_location    = [Svitava](/source/Svitava_(river))
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|20|55|N|16|39|8|E|display=it}}
| progression       = {{RSvitava}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic)
| subdivision_type2 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_the_Czech_Republic)
| subdivision_name2 = {{hlist|[South Moravian](/source/South_Moravian_Region)|[Olomouc](/source/Olomouc_Region)}}
| length_km         = 26.4
| source1_elevation = {{cvt|693|m}}
| mouth_elevation   = {{cvt|267|m}}
| discharge1_avg    = {{convert|0.96|m3/s|abbr=on}} near estuary
| basin_size_km2    = 170
}}
The '''Punkva''' (also called '''Luha''' upstream) is a [river](/source/river) in the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic), a left [tributary](/source/tributary) of the [Svitava](/source/Svitava_(river)) River. It flows through the [South Moravian](/source/South_Moravian_Region) and [Olomouc](/source/Olomouc_Region) regions. It is {{convert|26.4|km|abbr=on}} long. It is the longest underground river in the Czech Republic.

The river forms underground as a confluence of two other underground streams. Sloupský potok is the large of the two and enters the underground within the Sloup-Šošuvka cave system near [Sloup](/source/Sloup_(Blansko_District)). Its own source is the Luha, which is therefore Punkva's ultimate source. The other source is Bílá Voda, which sinks near Nová Rasovna cave by [Holštejn](/source/Hol%C5%A1tejn).
left|thumb|Punkva exiting the Punkva Caves system
The river flows into the [Macocha Gorge](/source/Macocha_Gorge) and forms a small lake at the bottom. The water reenters the underground thereafter and forms the [Punkva Caves](/source/Punkva_Caves), which are a tourist attraction attached to Macocha. Tourists are taken by boat through a part of the system.

After leaving the caves the Punkva flows through a valley and several [fish pond](/source/fish_pond)s. Multiple small local streams are its right tributaries. It enters the [Svitava](/source/Svitava_(river)) on the southern side of [Blansko](/source/Blansko) and its flow joins the [Danube](/source/Danube) watershed.

==External links==
{{commons category|Punkva}}
[http://www.turistika.cz/turisticke-cile/detail/punkva Turistika.cz: Punkva]

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Category:Rivers of the South Moravian Region
Category:Rivers of the Czech Republic

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