Warta
Warta is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 52.09°, 17.06°
About Warta
The river Warta ( 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 is 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). Its drainage basin covers 54,529 square kilometers (21,054 sq mi). The Warta is navigable from Kostrzyn nad Odrą to Konin - approximately half of its length.
The Warta connects to the Vistula via its own tributary, the Noteć, and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Polish: Kanał Bydgoski) near the city of Bydgoszcz.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Warta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Warta in Depth
Course
The Warta rises in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland at Kromołów in Zawiercie, Silesian Voivodeship, flows through Łódź Land, Greater Poland and Lubusz Land, where it empties into the Oder near Kostrzyn at the border with Germany.
The Greater Warta Basin defines the site of early Poland; it is said that the tribe of Western Polans (Polish: Polanie) settled the Warta Basin between the 6th and 8th centuries. The river is also mentioned in the second stanza of the Polish national anthem, "Poland Is Not Yet Lost".
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Warta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Warta: Key Facts
| Length | 808 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 195 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 53,700 km² |
| Mouth | Oder |
| Drainage system | Oder Basin |
| Tributaries | Prosna, Samica Stęszewska, Samica Kierska, Obra, Postomia, Ner, Meszna, Noteć |
Facts from Wikidata Q201823 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Warta: Quick Answers
- Where is Warta?
- Warta is located in Poland, at 52.0932° N, 17.0634° E.
- Are there dams on the Warta?
- No dam on the Warta is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.