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{{Infobox river
| name              = Želivka
| image             = Želivka 1.jpg
| image_caption     = The Želivka near the estuary
| source1_location  = [[Mezná (Pelhřimov District)|Mezná]], [[Křemešník Highlands]]
| mouth_location    = [[Sázava (river)|Sázava]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|49|44|27|N|15|3|27|E|display=it}}
| progression       = {{RSázava}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Czech Republic]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Regions]]
| subdivision_name2 = {{hlist|[[Vysočina Region|Vysočina]]|[[South Bohemian Region|South Bohemian]]}}
| length_km         = 103.9
| source1_elevation = {{cvt|677|m}}
| mouth_elevation   = {{cvt|318|m}}
| discharge1_avg    = {{convert|3.91|m3/s|abbr=on}} near estuary
| basin_size_km2    = 1188.4
}}
The '''Želivka''' (on the upper course called '''Hejlovka''') is a [[river]] in the [[Czech Republic]], a left [[tributary]] of the [[Sázava (river)|Sázava]] River. It flows through the [[Vysočina Region|Vysočina]] and [[South Bohemian Region|South Bohemian]] regions. It is {{convert|103.9|km|abbr=on}} long, making it the [[List of rivers of the Czech Republic|20th longest river in the Czech Republic]].
==Etymology==
The river is named after the monastery and the settlement of [[Želiv]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Šmilauer|first=Vladimír|title=O původu názvů českých řek|url=http://nase-rec.ujc.cas.cz/archiv.php?art=3983|work=Naše řeč|publisher=[[Institute of the Czech Language]]|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-18}}</ref>
==Characteristic==
[[File:Soutok Želivky a Trnavy 01.JPG|thumb|Confluence of the Želivka and Trnava]]
The Želivka originates in the territory of [[Mezná (Pelhřimov District)|Mezná]] in the [[Křemešník Highlands]] at an elevation of {{cvt|677|m}} and flows to [[Soutice]], where it enters the Sázava River at an elevation of {{cvt|318|m}}. Above the Sedlice Reservoir it bears the name Hejlovka. It is {{convert|103.9|km|abbr=on}} long, which makes it the [[List of rivers of the Czech Republic|20th longest river in the Czech Republic]]. Its [[drainage basin]] has an area of {{convert|1188.4|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=dibavod>{{cite web |title=Základní charakteristiky toku Želivka a jeho povodí|url=https://www.dibavod.cz/download.php?id_souboru=2286|publisher=T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-18}}</ref>
The longest tributaries of the Želivka are:<ref>{{cite web |title=Vodní toky|url=https://mapy.chmi.cz/ords/chmi_app/r/fewshlprf/stream-list?|work=Evidence hlásných profilů|publisher=[[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute]]|language=cs|access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tributary !! Length (km) !! River km !! Side
|-
| [[Trnava (Želivka)|Trnava]] || 56.3 || 52.0 || left
|-
| Martinický potok || 38.7 || 36.7 || left
|-
| Bělá || 25.1 || 72.9 || right
|-
| Sedlický potok || 23.6 || 7.3 || left
|-
| Jankovský potok || 22.8 || 64.4 || right
|-
| Cerekvický potok || 16.9 || 89.4 || left
|-
| Blažejovický potok || 14.1 || 29.1 || right
|}
==Settlements==
[[File:Želiv, přehrada na řece Želivce.jpg|thumb|Vřesník Reservoir]]
Despite its length, there are no large settlements on the Želivka. The most notable settlement on the river is [[Želiv]], therefore its name. The river also flows along the border of [[Pelhřimov]]. The river flows past the following municipalities (including the shore of the Švihov Reservoir): [[Mezná (Pelhřimov District)|Mezná]], [[Božejov]], [[Ústrašín]], [[Ondřejov (Pelhřimov District)|Ondřejov]], [[Dubovice]], Pelhřimov, [[Malý Beranov]], [[Krasíkovice]], [[Kojčice]], [[Svépravice]], [[Sedlice (Pelhřimov District)|Sedlice]], Želiv, [[Koberovice]], [[Vojslavice]], [[Píšť (Pelhřimov District)|Píšť]], [[Ježov (Pelhřimov District)|Ježov]], [[Kožlí (Havlíčkův Brod District)|Kožlí]], [[Hněvkovice]], [[Bernartice (Benešov District)|Bernartice]], [[Hulice]], [[Zruč nad Sázavou]] and [[Soutice]].
==Bodies of water==
There are 136 bodies of water larger than 1 ha in the basin area.<ref name=dibavod/> The largest of them is the [[Švihov Reservoir]] with an area of {{cvt|1602|ha}}. Other reservoirs built on the river are Sedlice and Vřesník.
==Economy==
The Švihov Reservoir provides drinking water supply for most of the [[Central Bohemian Region]] and the city of [[Prague]]. The Sedlice Reservoir, as well as the Trnávka and Němčice reservoirs on the tributaries of the Želivka, were built to capture alluvium and sediments before these watercourses reach the Švihov Reservoir.<ref>{{cite web |title=VD Želivka – Švihov|url=https://www.pvl.cz/files/download/vodohospodarske-informace/vodni-dila-a-nadrze/svihov.pdf|publisher=Povodí Vltavy|language=cs|access-date=2023-09-18}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Želivka Water Tunnel]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Želivka}}
*[https://hydro.chmi.cz/hppsoldv/hpps_prfdyn.php?seq=10045032 River flow at Nesměřice station] – Flood Warning and Forecasting Service of the [[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute]]
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[[Category:Rivers of the Vysočina Region]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region]]