| Warta | |
|---|---|
 Warta River near Wronki | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Cities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kromołów, part of Zawiercie, Kraków-Częstochowa Upland |
| • elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Oder River at Kostrzyn |
• coordinates | 52°35′55″N 14°36′37″E / 52.5986°N 14.6103°E |
| Length | 808.2 km (502.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 54,529 km2 (21,054 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 195 m3/s (6,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oder→ Baltic Sea |
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The river Warta (/ˈvɑːrtə/ VAR-tə, Polish: [ˈvarta] ; German: Warthe [ˈvaʁtə] ; Latin: Varta) rises in central Poland and meanders greatly through the Polish Plain in a north-westerly direction to flow into the Oder at Kostrzyn nad Odrą on Poland's border with Germany. About 808.2 kilometres (502.2 mi) long, it the second-longest river within the borders of Poland (after the Vistula), and the third-longest Polish river after the Oder (which also flows through the Czech Republic and Germany).[1] Its drainage basin covers 54,529 square kilometers (21,054 sq mi).[1] The Warta is navigable from Kostrzyn nad Odrą to Konin - approximately half of its length.[2]
The Warta connects to the Vistula via its own tributary, the Noteć, and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Polish: Kanał Bydgoski) near the city of Bydgoszcz.