Narew

Narew
Нараў, Нарев, Narevas
Narew as part of the Vistula watershed.
Location
CountryPoland, Belarus
Cities
Voivodeships / VoblastsGrodno, Podlaskie, Mazovian
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth-eastern part of the Białowieża Forest near Dzikie Bagno, Belarus
 • coordinates52°52′24.68″N 24°13′8.87″E / 52.8735222°N 24.2191306°E / 52.8735222; 24.2191306
 • elevation159 m (522 ft)
MouthVistula
 • location
Modlin (Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki), Poland
 • coordinates
52°26′01″N 20°40′33″E / 52.4335°N 20.6759°E / 52.4335; 20.6759
 • elevation
70.7 m (232 ft)
Length499 km (310 mi)
Basin size74,527 km2 (28,775 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average313 m3/s (11,100 cu ft/s)
Discharge 
 • locationentering Pułtusk
 • average146 m3/s (5,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVistulaBaltic Sea
Map

The Narew ([ˈnarɛf]; Belarusian: Нараў, romanizedNaraŭ; Lithuanian: Narevas or Naruva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus.