{{Infobox river | name = Rakovnický potok | image = Křivoklát, Rakovnický potok, ze silnice 227.jpg | image_caption = The Rakovnický potok in Křivoklát | source1_location = Drahouš, Rakovník Uplands | source1_coordinates = {{coord|50|4|16|N|13|29|34|E|display=inline}} | mouth_location = Berounka | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|1|50|N|13|52|2|E|display=it}} | progression = {{RBerounka}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Czech Republic | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Central Bohemian | length_km = 48.5 | source1_elevation = {{cvt|578|m}} | mouth_elevation = {{cvt|240|m}} | discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.86|m3/s|abbr=on}} near estuary | basin_size_km2 = 367.9 }} The '''Rakovnický potok''' is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is {{convert|48.5|km|abbr=on}} long.
==Etymology== The name means "Rakovník stream".<ref>{{cite web |last=Šmilauer|first=Vladimír|title=O původu názvů českých řek|url=http://nase-rec.ujc.cas.cz/archiv.php?art=3983|work=Naše řeč|publisher=Institute of the Czech Language|language=cs|access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref>
==Characteristic== [[File:Rakovník, Rakovnický potok.jpg|thumb|The Rakovnický potok in Rakovník]] The Rakovnický potok originates in the territory of Drahouš in the Rakovník Uplands at an elevation of {{cvt|578|m}} and flows to Křivoklát, where it enters the Berounka River at an elevation of {{cvt|240|m}}. It is {{convert|48.5|km|abbr=on}} long. Its drainage basin has an area of {{convert|367.9|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=dibavod>{{cite web |title=Základní charakteristiky Rakovnického potoka a jeho povodí|url=https://www.dibavod.cz/download.php?id_souboru=2318|publisher=T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute|language=cs|access-date=2025-06-02}}</ref>
The longest tributaries of the Rakovnický potok 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=2024-11-01}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Tributary !! Length (km) !! Side |- | Lišanský potok || 19.2 || left |- | Kolešovický potok || 12.7 || left |- | Ryšava || 9.1 || left |- | Petrovický potok || 8.3 || right |}
==Course== The most notable settlement on the stream is the town of Rakovník. The stream flows through the municipal territories of Drahouš, Krty, Jesenice, Oráčov, Švihov, Pšovlky, Šanov, Senomaty, Rakovník, Pavlíkov, Lašovice, Pustověty, Velká Buková, Městečko and Křivoklát.
==Bodies of water== There are 224 bodies of water in the basin area. A system of fishponds is built on the upper course of the stream. The largest of them is Velký rybník with an area of {{cvt|40.4|ha}}.<ref name=dibavod/>
==Nature== The lower couse of the stream flows through the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area.
Common fish in the river include river trout, stone loach and European perch.<ref>{{cite book |last=Škoudlínová|first=Alena|title=Příroda Rakovníka a jeho okolí|url=https://www.mesto-rakovnik.cz/e_download.php?file=data/editor/253cs_24.pdf&original=2rg_priroda-rakovn-A5.pdf|publisher=Rabasova galerie|pages=6–7|language=cs|year=1999|access-date=2024-11-01|isbn=80-85868-27-X}}</ref>
==See also== *List of rivers of the Czech Republic
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==External links== {{commons category|Rakovnický potok}} *[https://hydro.chmi.cz/hppsoldv/hpps_prfdyn.php?seq=20042094 River flow at Rakovník station] – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rakovnicky potok}} Category:Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region Category:Rivers of the Czech Republic