Moravian Thaya
The Moravian Thaya (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Austria, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the Vysočina and South Bohemian regions and through Lower Austria. It is  long. Characteristic

The Moravian Thaya originates in the territory of Panenská Rozsíčka in the Křižanov Highlands at the elevation of  and flows to Raabs an der Thaya, where it enters the Thaya River at the elevation of . It is  long, of which  is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of , of which  is in the Czech Republic. The longest tributaries of the Moravian Thaya are:

Settlements
The largest town on the river is Dačice. The river flows past the municipalities of Panenská Rozsíčka, Bezděkov, Sedlejov, Urbanov, Žatec, Dyjice, Radkov and Černíč in the Vysočina Region, then it continues past Dačice, Cizkrajov, Staré Hobzí and Písečné in the South Bohemian Region before crossing the border into Austria. In Austria, it enters the Raabs an der Thaya municipality and flows to the town proper of Raabs an der Thaya, where it joins the German Thaya. From there, the unified Thaya river flows generally eastward and re-enters the Czech Republic. Bodies of water

The river feeds the Černíčský Pond and the small water reservoir of Ivanka. The largest body of water in the basin is the Nová Říše Reservoir with an area of . Fauna
About  of the river and its immediate surroundings between Dačice and the Czech-Austrian border are protected as Moravská Dyje Nature Monument. The protected area is . Among the protected species of animals found here are the Eurasian otter, duck mussel, painter's mussel, Amur bitterling, schneider and European crayfish. See also
List of rivers of the Czech Republic
List of rivers of Austria

References

External links

River flow at Janov station – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

Rivers of Lower Austria
Rivers of the Vysočina Region
Rivers of the South Bohemian Region
International rivers of Europe
Rivers of Austria
Jihlava District
Jindřichův Hradec District