The Kamenice () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Jizera River. It flows through the Liberec Region. It is long. The Josefà ¯v Dà ¯l Reservoir is built on the river.
Kamenice is a common Czech toponymy. The name is derived from the Czech word kamenný, i.e. 'stony'. The river is named after the character of the river bed. The river is sometimes called Tanvaldská Kamenice to distinguish it from the eponymous rivers in the country.
The Kamenice originates in the territory of Bedà Âichov in the Jizera Mountains at an elevation of and flows to Semily-Spálov, where it enters the Jizera River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of .
The longest tributaries of the Kamenice are:
The river flows through the municipal territories of Bedà Âichov, Josefà ¯v Dà ¯l, Janov nad Nisou, Albrechtice v Jizerských horách, Tanvald, Jià ÂetÃÂn pod Bukovou, Smrà ¾ovka, Velké Hamry, Plavy, Zlatá Oleà ¡nice, Drà ¾kov, Vlastiboà Â, Jesenný, Bozkov, à ½elezný Brod and Semily.
The Josefà ¯v Dà ¯l Reservoir was built on the upper course of the Kamenice in 1976âÂÂ1982. Its main purpose is the supply of drinking water.
The Kamenice is suitable for river tourism and is among the most popular wild rivers in the Czech Republic. However, the river is navigable only in spring or after heavy rains.