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#11 Vltava River
The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Ceský Krumlov, Ceské Budejovice, and Prague (Praha), merging with the Elbe (Labe) at MelnÃk. It is 430 km long and drains about 28,090 km; at their confluence the Vltava actually has more water than the Elbe, but joins the Elbe at a right angle to its flow so that it appears a mere tributary. Several dams were built on it in the 1950s, the biggest being Lipno Dam in Šumava.
See Wikipedia, Vltava, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vltava