Brda (river)

River in northwestern Poland

Brda

Brda flowing through Bydgoszcz

Location of the mouth in Poland

Location
Country| Poland
Voivodeship| Pomeranian;
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Lake Smołowe
• coordinates| 54°1′57″N 17°4′41″E﻿ / ﻿54.03250°N 17.07806°E﻿ / 54.03250; 17.07806
Mouth|

• location

| Vistula

• coordinates

| 53°7′37″N 18°8′3″E﻿ / ﻿53.12694°N 18.13417°E﻿ / 53.12694; 18.13417
Length| 245 km (152 mi)
Basin size| 4,665 km2 (1,801 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 28.0 m3/s (990 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Brda (Polish: [brda] ⓘ; German: Brahe) is a river in northern Poland. A tributary of Vistula River, the Brda has a total length of 245 km and a catchment area of 4,665 km2, all within Poland.[1]

## Navigation[edit]

The Brda is part of the Odra-Vistula waterway, connecting these two rivers via the Warta and Noteć rivers and the Bydgoszcz Canal since the end of the 18th century. The waterway is navigable for modest barges (of CEMT Class II) but with a limited draught.

With the expansion of the European Union to the East, the waterway could play an important role. It is a link in the much longer connection with Eastern Europe via the Vistula, Narew, Bug, Mukhavets, Pripyat, and Dnieper Rivers, but this connection remains unnavigable due to a dam near Brest, Belarus.

Currently, only limited numbers of vessels use the Brda River and the adjacent canal (however, the traffic was significantly larger from 1950s to 1970s, then diminishing step by step as time went by). It is expected that the waterway will be discovered by leisure boaters in the future. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways Database)

## Tourism[edit]

Brda is one of the most beautiful kayak routes in Poland. The trail is 233 km long, and it goes through forests, lakes and fields.

## Towns and townships on Brda[edit]

* Przechlewo
* Konarzyny
* Tuchola
* Koronowo
* Bydgoszcz

## See also[edit]

* List of rivers of Poland

## References[edit]

1. ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86

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Vistula River

Tributaries|

* Brda
* Bzura
* Drwęca
* Dunajec
* Narew
* Nida
* Pilica
* San
* Wda
* Wieprz
* Wisłoka

Cities|

* Gdańsk
* Elbląg
* Tczew
* Grudziądz
* Bydgoszcz
* Toruń
* Włocławek
* Płock
* Warsaw
* Sandomierz
* Kraków

Notable crossings|

* Anna Jagiellon Bridge
* Cross-City Bridge
* Gdańsk Bridge
* General Stefan Grot-Rowecki Bridge
* John Paul II Bridge
* Łazienki Bridge
* Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge
* Poniatowski Bridge
* Siekierki Bridge
* Silesian–Dąbrowa Bridge
* Solidarity Bridge
* Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge

Channels and artificial waterways|

* Augustów Canal
* Przekop Wisły
* Vistula Spit canal
* Bydgoszcz Canal

Historical and prehistoric inhabitants|

* Oksywie culture
* Przeworsk culture
* Wielbark culture
* Lusatian culture
* Vistulans
* Polans
* Pomeranians
* Vistula Veneti
* Vistula delta Mennonites
* Vistula Germans

Related articles|

* Vistula–Bug offensive
* Vistula–Oder offensive
* Vistula, Indiana (likely named after the Vistula)
* Vistula Land
* Vistula Spit
* Vistula Lagoon
* Vistula University

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Tributaries of the Vistula River

Forming rivers|

* Biała Wisełka
* Czarna Wisełka

Main tributaries of the left bank|

* Krajka
* Pszczynka
* Gostynia
* Przemsza
* Chech
* Rudno
* Sanka
* Rudawa
* Prądnik
* Dłubnia
* Roporek
* Szreniawa
* Nidzica
* Nida
* Strumień
* Czarna
* Koprzywianka
* Opatówka
* Kamienna
* Krępianka
* Iłżanka
* Zwoleńka
* Plewka
* Zagożdżonka
* Radomka
* Pilica
* Czarna
* Jeziorka
* Bzura
* Skrwa Lewa
* Zgłowiączka
* Tążyna
* Zielona
* Brda
* Wda
* Wierzyca

Main tributaries of the right bank|

* Brennica
* Iłownica
* Biała
* Soła
* Skawa
* Skawinka
* Wilga (Krakow)
* Drwinka
* Raba
* Gróbka
* Uszwica
* Kisielina
* Dunajec
* Breń
* Brnik
* Wisłoka
* Babulówka
* Trześniówka
* Łęg
* San
* Sanna
* Wyżnica
* Chodelka
* Bystra
* Kurówka
* Wieprz
* Okrzejka
* Promnik
* Wilga (Garwolin)
* Świder
* Kanał Żerański
* Narew
* Mołtawa
* Słupianka
* Rosica
* Brzeźnica
* Skrwa Prawa
* Mień
* Drwęca
* Bacha
* Struga
* Osa
* Liwa

Distributary|

* Mała Wisełka (Polska Wisła)
* Nogat
* Leniwka
* Szkarpawa
* Vistula Lagoon
* Śmiała Wisła
* Martwa Wisła
* Przekop Canal

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