It is 180.8 km (112.3 mi) long, making it the 8th longest river in the Czech Republic.

[2] The Jihlava originates in the territory of Jihlávka in the Křemešník Highlands at an elevation of 666 m (2,185 ft) and flows to the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, where it enters the Svratka River in Ivaň at the elevation of 169 m (554 ft).

It is 180.8 km (112.3 mi) long, making it the 8th longest river in the Czech Republic.

The river flows through the municipal territories of Jihlávka, Horní Ves, Horní Cerekev, Batelov, Dolní Cerekev, Kostelec, Dvorce, Rantířov, Jihlava, Malý Beranov, Luka nad Jihlavou, Bítovčice, Bransouze, Číchov, Přibyslavice, Třebíč, Vladislav, Kramolín, Mohelno, Biskoupky, Ivančice, Moravské Bránice, Nové Bránice, Dolní Kounice, Pravlov, Kupařovice, Medlov, Pohořelice, Přibice and Ivaň.

The reservoirs Dalešice (463 ha (1,140 acres)) and Mohelno (75 ha (190 acres)) are constructed on the river and are the largest bodies of water in the basin area.