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Liwiec

Coordinates: 52°36′04″N 21°33′30″E / 52.60111°N 21.55833°E / 52.60111; 21.55833
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For the village of the same name, see Liwiec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Liwiec
Liwiec near Kamieńczyk
Map
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Bug
 • coordinates
52°36′04″N 21°33′30″E / 52.60111°N 21.55833°E / 52.60111; 21.55833
Length142 km (88 mi)
Basin size2,763 km2 (1,067 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12.1 m3/s (430 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionBug→ Narew→ Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Liwiec (or Liw) is a river in Poland, and a tributary of the Bug River.

Course

The river flows in the plains of Southern Podlaskie Voivodeship and central Masovian Voivodeship. It is 142 kilometres long and drains 2763 square kilometres of watershed.[1]

Its source is located to the north-west of Międzyrzec Podlaski near Siedlce and crosses Wyszków, Liw, Węgrów, and Stara Wieś.

Its lower estuary and confluence with the Bug River is located near the towns of Wyszków and Kamieńczyk.

It has a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area region.

  • Liwiec−Liw river.
    Liwiec−Liw river.
  • Liwiec near Kamieńczyk.
    Liwiec near Kamieńczyk.
  • Liwiec near the estuary.
    Liwiec near the estuary.

See also

References

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


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