Lavant
Confluence of the Lavant (left) with the Drava
Location
CountryAustria
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationZirbitzkogel, Seetal Alps
near Sankt Anna am Lavantegg, Styria
  coordinates47°3′34″N 14°34′39″E / 47.05944°N 14.57750°E / 47.05944; 14.57750
  elevation2,053 m (6,736 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Drava at Lavamünd, Carinthia
  coordinates
46°38′22″N 14°56′39″E / 46.63944°N 14.94417°E / 46.63944; 14.94417
  elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Length72.0 km (44.7 mi) [1]
Basin size968.7 km2 (374.0 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
  average12.5 m3/s (440 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionDravaDanubeBlack Sea

The Lavant (Slovene: Labotnica) is a river in the Austrian state of Carinthia, a left tributary of the Drava. It lends its name to the Lavanttal valley as well as to the Lavanttal Alps.

The river originates in the small Lake Lavant (Lavantsee) at the southern slope of the Zirbitzkogel mountain in Styria, at a height of 2,053 m (6,736 ft). It then runs southeastwards and after 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi) reaches the border with Carinthia. The river flows down the Lavanttal with the towns of Bad Sankt Leonhard, Wolfsberg and Sankt Andrä, until it reaches the Drava shortly before it crosses the border to Slovenia. Its drainage basin is 968.7 km2 (374.0 sq mi).[2]

The water quality has been affected by large-scale river regulations between the 1930s and 1980s. Most parts of the Lavant belong to the trout zone, while the lowest sections are characterised by barbels.

The name Lavant stems from the Pre-Celtic period, meaning "shining river" in Indo-European.

References

  1. Kärnten Atlas (Carinthia)
  2. 1 2 "Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Draugebiet" (PDF). Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 59. October 2011. p. 107.
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