"On a clear day, the countless churches and royal palaces on the banks of the Elbe, these Baroque buildings, appear majestic, bright and solemn; Now they all look a little solemn and sad in the rain. Writer Liu Zhenyun wrote.
The Elbe basin is humid and rainy, with annual precipitation of around 800 mm. The basin has a large population, historical sites, developed transportation and many ports.
The Elbe is famous all over the world and is associated with the Second World War. In 1945, the Soviet Red Army and the Anglo-American allied forces invaded Germany, meeting on the Elbe River.
Elbe Division
The Elbe is one of the major rivers in Europe. In the middle of Europe. Originating from the Leisenberg Mountains in the Sudetenland on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland, it zigzags through the northern part of the Czech Republic, runs diagonally through the western part of the Bode Plain in the middle and lower reaches, and empties into the North Sea in northern Germany, with a total length of 1165km.
The Elbe basin covers an area of 144,000 km, most of which is in Germany and part in the Czech Republic. From its source to Dresden as the upper reaches of the river, it flows through Bohemia and is called the Rabe.
The Rabe is the upper reaches of the Elbe. In the north of the Czech Republic. Originating from the western slope of the Krkonoše Mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland at an altitude of 1384m, it flows south, with a waterfall of up to 70m, and flows west to Pardubitzer, and after joining the Vltava River near Melnik, it turns northwest and is called the Elbe River after Ditze goes north out of the Czech border.
The Rabe River is 364 km long and has a basin area of 51,400 km. The average annual flow at the G&D border is 308 m³/s. The following is navigable below Colin. The main tributary is the Vltava River.
Fort Strykov in the valley of the Rabe River
From then on, the Elbe River crossed the Bode Plain in a north-east and north-west direction, turning north to Magdeburg and west southeast of Wittenberg. Below Hamburg, the river widens from 48m to 14.5km. Every spring, due to the melting of ice and snow in the basin, the spring flood begins, and then the flat water season begins, and the winter is the dry period.
The average flow near the Elbe estuary is 710 m³/s, and the amount of water varies greatly, which affects shipping. In winter, the river freezes, and the ice period is 1 to 3 months.
The Vltava River flows through Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic
The Elbe plays an important role in navigation, with the main stream connecting 940 km from the estuary to Colin. The sea ship travels 109km to Hamburg through the wide estuary bay; The 700-ton cargo ship can be traced up the river to Usti and Rabem, and smaller cargo ships can sail along the tributary Vltava River to Prague.
Magdeburg Water Bridge over the Elbe
The Elbe plays an important role in navigation, with the main stream connecting 940 km from the estuary to Colin. The sea ship travels 109km to Hamburg through the wide estuary bay; The 700-ton cargo ship can be traced up the river to Usti and Rabem, and smaller cargo ships can sail along the tributary Vltava River to Prague.
Bridge over the Vltava River in Prague
Many tributaries of the Elbe. The main tributaries of the left bank are the Vltava, Ohre, Murde, Saale; The main tributaries of the right bank are the Isse, the Black Elster, the Havel, and the Ulster.
(Image from the Internet)