Black Pockau
| Black Pockau | |
|---|---|
The Black Pockau south of the Nonnenfelsen rocks between Kühnhaide and Pobershau | |
| Native name | Schwarze Pockau (German) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Source region: in a raised bog northeast of the Haßberg |
| • elevation | 890 m above sea level (NN) |
| Mouth | |
• location | In Pockau into the Flöha |
• coordinates | 50°42′18.36″N 13°14′6.41″E / 50.7051000°N 13.2351139°E |
| Length | ca. 33 km (21 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | at Zöblitz (3.7 km (2.3 mi) above its mouth) gauge |
| • average | 2.3 m3/s (81 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | Record low: 20 L/s (in 1947) Average low: 438 L/s |
| • maximum | Average high: 23.6 m3/s (830 cu ft/s) Record high: 160 m3/s (5,700 cu ft/s) (in 2002) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Flöha→ Zschopau→ Freiberger Mulde→ Mulde→ Elbe→ North Sea |
| Landmarks | Villages: Pobershau, Pockau |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Red Pockau |
The Black Pockau (German: Schwarze Pockau or Schwarzwasser, Czech: Černá) is a river of Saxony, Germany, in the Ore Mountains. It is a left tributary of the Flöha. This virtually unspoilt wild stream with a length of 33 km (21 mi) is known for the picturesque gorge in its middle reaches.
Its murky waters flowing from bogs in the hills give the river a dark colour. The name Pockau, which was recorded in similar form in 1292, probably comes from the Czech and means "opposed", i.e. a stream flowing from Bohemia towards the north.