Warta River

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Warta River
Warta River near Wronki
Warta River near Wronki
Origin Kromołów, Wyżyna Krakowsko-Częstochowska
Mouth Odra River
Length 808,2 km
Avg. discharge 195 m³/s
Basin area 54 529 km²

The Warta (Latin: Varta, German: Warthe) is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately 808 kilometers it is the country's third longest river. The Warta has a basin area of 54,529. It is connected to the Vistula by the river Noteć and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Kanał Bydgoski) near Bydgoszcz.

It flows out of Upper Silesia (the Silesian Voivodship) near Zawiercie, flows through Lodz Land, Greater Poland and Lubusz Land where it empties into the Oder near Kostrzyn nad Odrą.

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The Warta River in Poznań
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The Warta River in Poznań
The Warta River near Kostrzyn
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The Warta River near Kostrzyn

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