| Black Pockau (Schwarze Pockau) | |
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The Black Pockau south of the Nonnenfelsen rocks between Kühnhaide and Pobershau |
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| Data | |
| Location | Saxony |
| Length | ca. 33 km |
| Source region | in a raised bog northeast of the Haßberg |
| Source height | 890 m above sea level |
| Mouth | In Pockau into the Flöha |
| Basin | Elbe |
| Discharge at Zöblitz (3.7 km above its mouth) gauge |
Record low: 20 l/s (in 1947) Average low: 438 l/s Average mid: 2.3 m³/s Average high: 23.6 m³/s Record high: 160 m³/s (in 2002) |
| Left tributaries | Red Pockau |
| Villages | Pobershau, Pockau |
The Black Pockau (German: Schwarze Pockau or Schwarzwasser, Czech: Černá) is a left tributary of the River Flöha in the Ore Mountains. This virtually unspoilt wild stream with a length of 33 km 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.