A significant feature in the relief is the isolated hill of Pracký kopec at 325 m (1,066 ft), also historically known as the centre of the Battle of Austerlitz.

[3] The floodplains of several rivers is in the Dyje–Svratka Valley, including Svratka, Jihlava, Svitava, Thaya, Jevišovka and Litava.

Drainage runs into the river Morava, from there into the Danube basin and finally into the Black Sea.

The Nové Mlýny reservoirs, built on the confluence of the Thaya and Svratka, include the lowest point of the Dyje–Svratka Valley at 170 m (560 ft) above sea level.

[4] The lowlands are intensively farmed, with significant numbers of orchards (peaches, walnuts, apricots and almonds), vineyards and small woods.