Tyrka

Tyrka
Origin Moravian-Silesian Beskids
Mouth Olza River
Basin countries Czech Republic
Length 13 km
Source elevation 835 m
Avg. discharge 0.65 m³/s near estuary
Basin area 31 km²
(Polish: ) (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.

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