Pasłęka
Pasłęka Passarge | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Olsztynek, , Poland |
• elevation | 156.6 m (514 ft) |
Mouth | Vistula Lagoon (Baltic Sea) |
• location | by the Ujście settlement near Nowa Pasłęka, Poland |
• coordinates | 54°25′52″N 19°44′47″E / 54.43111°N 19.74639°ECoordinates: 54°25′52″N 19°44′47″E / 54.43111°N 19.74639°E |
Length | 210 km (130 mi) |
Basin size | 2,295 km2 (886 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 15.7 m3/s (550 cu ft/s) |
The Pasłęka (German: Passarge) is a long river in Poland that debouches into the Baltic Sea on the Vistula Lagoon near Braniewo. It flows through the lake areas of and , and through .
The reported length of the river varies, depending on sources, from[1] 169 to 211 kilometres (105 to 131 mi).[2]
The river springs nearby Olsztynek, between Stawiguda and Gryźliny, at 156.6 meters (514 ft) AMSL;[2] though some sources place it in the Pasłęk reservoir, which lies at 153 m (502 ft) AMSL.[2]
The river flows through the town of Braniewo (until 1945 the German town of Braunsberg).
The drainage area of Pasłęka spreads over 2,330 square kilometres (900 sq mi).[2]
Pasłęka's average mouth discharge equals 15.7 m3/s (550 cu ft/s).[citation needed]
The whole length of the river is covered by nature reserve.
Pasłęka is one of Warmia's two main rivers, accompanied by Łyna.
Pasłęka divides two historical lands: Warmia and , consequently for centuries bordering the state of Prussia and Polish Warmia.[2]
In the 2007 water quality survey conducted on Pasłęka 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from its mouth, its water was classified as .[3]
The name 'Pasłęka' was officially introduced in 1949, replacing the former German name Passarge.[4]
Infrastructure[]
Pasłęka is sailable between its mouth in Nowa Pasłęka and the hydro plant in Braniewo. Several hydro plants are built on the river:
- Braniewo - power: 0,815 MVA
- Pierzchały - power: 3,3 MVA, built in 1936
- Stygajny - planned at the site of the unfinished German weir[citation needed]
- 'Kormoran' in Łęgucki Młyn
- . installed power of 0,1 MW, rebuilt after a complete destruction and reopened in 1989.
Tributaries[]
- Rivers: , p., , , , .
- Streams: , , p., , p., ,
- Canals: , ,
Pasłęka crosses the following lakes: , , , .
See also[]
- Rivers of Poland
References[]
- ^ Darmochwał T., Rumiński M. J., 1996. Warmia Mazury, przewodnik. Agencja TD, Białystok
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Endler, Zbigniew; Koźlik, Monika; Miałdun, Jerzy (2003). "Krajobraz ekologiczny górnego biegu Pasłęki" (in Polish). pp. 22–23. czasopismo: Aura.
- ^ Delegatura WIOŚ w Elblągu. "Tabela 14. Ocena jakości wód rzek badanych w 2007 roku" (PDF) (in Polish). WIOŚ Olsztyn. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ Monitor Polski. 17/1949. Page 3, position 225, p. 3. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP19490170225
- Rivers of Poland
- Pasłęka basin
- Rivers of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
- Natura 2000 in Poland