Jihlava is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, the right tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Svratka River

Svratka River

The Svratka , formerly Švarcava is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a length of 173.9 km. It develops out of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava at Brno, and flows into the Dyje a few kilometres from Mikulov...

. It originates in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands

Bohemian-Moravian Highlands

The Bohemian-Moravian Highlands is an extensive range of hills and low mountains over long, which runs in a northeasterly direction across the Czech Republic and forms the border between Bohemia and Moravia...

 (Českomoravská vrchovina) upland at the elevation of 665 m and flows for 180.8 km to Nové Mlýny Dam, where it enters the Svratka River.

It flows through numerous towns and villages, including Jihlávka

Jihlávka

Jihlávka is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 262 ....

, Horní Ves

Horní Ves

Horní Ves is a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 318 ....

, Horní Cerekev

Horní Cerekev

Horní Cerekev is a town in the Pelhřimov District, Czech Republic.-External links:*...

, Batelov

Batelov

Batelov is a small town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 2,335 ....

, Dolní Cerekev

Dolní Cerekev

Dolní Cerekev is a small town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 1,217 ....

, Kostelec

Kostelec (Jihlava District)

Kostelec is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 895 ....

, Dvorce

Dvorce (Jihlava District)

Dvorce is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 177 ....

, Rantířov

Rantířov

Rantířov is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 456 ....

, Jihlava

Jihlava

Jihlava is a city in the Czech Republic. Jihlava is a centre of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava river on the ancient frontier between Moravia and Bohemia, and is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, ca. 50 years older than Kutná Hora.Among the principal buildings are the...

, Malý Beranov

Malý Beranov

Malý Beranov is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 595 ....

, Luka nad Jihlavou

Luka nad Jihlavou

Luka nad Jihlavou is a market town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 2,659 inhabitants .-Twin towns — Sister cities:...

, Bítovčice

Bítovčice

Bítovčice is a village and municipality in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 425 ....

, Bransouze

Bransouze

Bransouze is a village and municipality in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 264 ....

, Číchov

Číchov

Číchov is a village and municipality in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 267 ....

, Přibyslavice

Přibyslavice (Třebíč District)

Přibyslavice is a village and municipality in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 787 ....

, Třebíč

Trebíc

Třebíč is a city in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River. Třebíč is from 392 to 503 metres above sea-level....

, Vladislav

Vladislav (Třebíč District)

Vladislav is a small town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 1,189 ....

, Kramolín

Kramolín (Třebíč District)

Kramolín is a village and municipality in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 116 ....

, Mohelno

Mohelno

Mohelno is a small town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 1,404 ....

, Biskoupky

Biskoupky (Brno-Country District)

Biskoupky is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of . It has a population of 179....

, Ivančice

Ivancice

Ivančice is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, 21 km south-west of Brno. The town has approximately 9,300 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of Oslava , Jihlava and Rokytná rivers.-History:...

, Moravské Bránice

Moravské Bránice

Moravské Bránice, formerly České Bránice is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 910 ....

, Nové Bránice

Nové Bránice

Nové Bránice, until 1947 Německé Bránice is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 726 ....

, Dolní Kounice

Dolní Kounice

Dolní Kounice is a small town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,400 inhabitants.-External links:*...

, Pravlov

Pravlov

Pravlov is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 521 ....

, Kupařovice

Kupařovice

Kupařovice is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 248 ....

, Medlov

Medlov (Brno-Country District)

Medlov is a small town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The town covers an area of , and has a population of 645 ....

, Pohořelice

Pohorelice (Brno-Country District)

Pohořelice is a town in Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 4,414 . It lies on the Jihlava River in the wine region of Mikulov.- External links :...

, Přibice

Přibice

Přibice is a village and municipality in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,007 ....

, Ivaň

Ivan (Brno-Country District)

Ivaň is a village in the Brno-Country District, South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. On the date August 28, 2006 it had 704 inhabitants. First written notice about village is from year 1257. It lies on the Jihlava River....

. The Dalešice Dam

Dalešice Dam

Dalešice Dam lies on the Jihlava River in the Czech Republic. It was built between 1970 and 1978 as a water source for the nearby Dukovany Nuclear Power Station. With nearby Mohelno Dam, it is part of the Dalešice pumped-storage plant...

 and Mohelno Dam are constructed on the river.

The longest tributaries of the river are Oslava, Brtnice, Jihlávka and Rokytná.