Warta

Warta
Warta River near Wronki
Location
Country	Poland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Kromołów, part of Zawiercie, Kraków-Częstochowa Upland
• elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Mouth
• location	Oder River at Kostrzyn
• coordinates	52°35′55″N 14°36′37″E / 52.5986°N 14.6103°E / 52.5986; 14.6103
Length	808.2 km (502.2 mi)
Basin size	54,529 km2 (21,054 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	195 m3/s (6,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Oder→ Baltic Sea

The river Warta (/ˈvɑːrtə/ 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 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).^[1] Its drainage basin covers 54,529 square kilometers (21,054 sq mi).^[1] The Warta is navigable from Kostrzyn nad Odrą to Konin - approximately half of its length.^[2]

The Warta connects to the Vistula via its own tributary, the Noteć, and the Bydgoszcz Canal (Polish: Kanał Bydgoski) near the city of Bydgoszcz.