Warta

Warta
Warta River near Wronki
Location
CountryPoland
Cities
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKromołów, part of Zawiercie,
Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
 • elevation380 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 / 52.5986; 14.6103
Length808.2 km (502.2 mi)
Basin size54,529 km2 (21,054 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average195 m3/s (6,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionOderBaltic Sea
Map

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.