Narew

Narew Нараў, Нарев, Narevas
Braided channels of the Narew at Strękowa Góra.
Narew as part of the Vistula watershed.
Location
Country	Poland, Belarus
Voivodeships / Voblasts	Grodno, Podlaskie, Mazovian
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	north-eastern part of the Białowieża Forest near Dzikie Bagno, Belarus
• coordinates	52°52′24.68″N 24°13′8.87″E / 52.8735222°N 24.2191306°E / 52.8735222; 24.2191306
• elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Mouth	Vistula
• location	Modlin (Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki), Poland
• coordinates	52°26′01″N 20°40′33″E / 52.4335°N 20.6759°E / 52.4335; 20.6759
• elevation	70.7 m (232 ft)
Length	499 km (310 mi)
Basin size	74,527 km2 (28,775 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	313 m3/s (11,100 cu ft/s)
Discharge
• location	entering Pułtusk
• average	146 m3/s (5,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Narew ([ˈnarɛf]; Belarusian: Нараў, romanized: Naraŭ; Lithuanian: Narevas or Naruva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. The Narew is one of Europe's few braided rivers, the term relating to the twisted channels resembling braided hair. Around 57 kilometres (35 mi) of the river flows through western Belarus.