The Upper Morava Valley () is a lowland and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Olomouc and ZlÃÂn regions. Its name is derived from the Morava river that forms the axis of the territory.
The Upper Morava Valley is a mesoregion of the Western Outer Subcarpathia within the Outer Subcarpathia. It is a trench depression, filled with Neogene and Quaternary sediments. The lowland is further subdivided into the microregions of Holeà ¡ov Plateau, ProstÃÂjov Uplands, Central Moravian Floodplain and UniÃÂov Plateau.
The area is poor in peaks. It is the largest real plain in the territory of the Czech Republic, in which the inclination of the slopes consistently does not exceed 1ð. The highest peak is Horka (also called à  umvaldská horka) at above sea level.
The territory is elongated from north to south. The maximum length is and the width is almost . The lowland has an area of and an average elevation of .
The territory is rich in rivers. The axis of the Upper Morava Valley forms the Morava river. Many other rivers flow into it; the most important tributaries within the territory include the BeÃÂva, Romà ¾e, Haná and Rusava.
Suitable natural conditions contributed to the creation of many settlements in the Upper Morava Valley. The most populated cities and towns entirely located in the territory are Olomouc, Holeà ¡ov, UniÃÂov, Litovel, HulÃÂn and KojetÃÂn. Partially located in the territory are Pà Âerov, KromÃÂà ÂÃÂà ¾, Otrokovice and à  ternberk.
The lowland is the least forested region of the country. Forest cover is only about 7%. Most of the area is occupied by agricultural land. In the Upper Morava Valley is the informally defined Haná region, which is considered one of the most fertile parts of the Czech Republic.
Most of the Litovelské PomoravàProtected Landscape Area lies within the Upper Morava Valley.