Tyrka

This article is about river in Czech Republic. For russian syberian village, see Tyrka (village).

Tyrka
Tyrka in Tyra
Basin
Main source	Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Source elevation	835 m
River mouth	Olza River
Watershed area	31 km²
Countries	Czech Republic
Physiognomy
Length	13 km
Avg. discharge	0.65 m³/s near estuary

Tyrka (Polish: Tyrka ) (also known as Tyra) is a 13 km long creek in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

It is the left tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Třinec. It originates in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids in the elevation of 835 m and flows generally northward through the villages of Tyra and Oldřichovice. Tyrka also flows through the territory of the Třinec Iron and Steel Works before joining Olza.

References

Cicha, Irena; Jaworski, Kazimierz; Ondraszek, Bronisław; Stalmach, Barbara; Stalmach, Jan (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. pp. 16, 18. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.

Coordinates: 49°40′59″N 18°39′23″E / 49.68306°N 18.65639°E / 49.68306; 18.65639

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