Pasłęka
| Pasłęka | |
| Passarge | |
| River | |
 Pasłęka near Braniewo
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| Country | Poland |
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| Source | Olsztyn Lake Area |
| - location | near Olsztynek, Olsztyn Lake Area, 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°E |
| Length | 210 km (130 mi) |
| Basin | 2,295 km2 (886 sq mi) |
| Discharge | mouth |
| - average | 15.7 m3/s (554 cu ft/s) |
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Pasłęka (Ger. Passarge) – a river of the Baltic coast in northern Poland. It flows through the lake areas of Olsztyn and Mrągowo, and through Gdańsk Coastal Area. Its length varies depending on sources from 169 km[1] to 211 km.[2]
The river springs nearby Olsztynek, between Stawiguda and Gryźliny, at 156.6 meters AMSL;[2] though some sources place it in the Pasłęk reservoir, which lays at 153 m AMSL.[2]
Pasłęka flows into Vistula Lagoon.
The river flows through the town of Braniewo (until 1945 the German town of Braunsberg).
The drainage area of Pasłęka spreads over 2330 km².[2]
Pasłęka's average mouth discharge equals 15.7 m³/s.[citation needed]
The whole length of the river is covered by River Pasłęka Beaver Refugium nature reserve.
Pasłęka is one of Warmia's two main rivers, accompanied by Łyna.
Pasłęka divides two historical lands: Warmia and Upper Prussia, consequently for centuries bordering the state of Prussia and Polish Warmia.[2]
In the 2007 water quality survey conducted on Pasłęka 2 kilometers from its mouth, its water was classified as the 4th class.[3]
The name 'Pasłęka' was officially introduced in 1949, replacing the former German name Passarge.[4]
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[edit] Infrastructure
Pasłęka is sailable between its mouth in Nowa Pasłęka and the hydro plant in Braniewo. A few 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
- Kasztanowo. Installed power of 0,1 MW, rebuilt after a complete destruction and reopened in 1989.
[edit] Tributaries
- Rivers: Stara Pasłęka, Wałsza p., Giłwa, Jemiołówka, Marąg, Miłakówka .
- Streams: Bardynka, Biebrza, Drwęca Warmińska p., Lipówka, Łaźnica p., Młynówka, Młyńska Struga
- Canals: Kanał Rusy, Kanał Skolity, Kanał Energetyczny
Pasłęka crosses the following lakes: Wymój, Sarąg, Łęguty, Isąg.
[edit] References
- ^ Darmochwał T., Rumiński M. J., 1996. Warmia Mazury, przewodnik. Agencja TD, Białystok
- ^ a b c d e Endler, Zbigniew; Koźlik, Monika; Miałdun, Jerzy (2003). "Krajobraz ekologiczny górnego biegu Pasłęki" (in pl). pp. 22–23. http://209.85.135.132/search?q=cache:AF9FNR85ATkJ:woda.org.pl/print.php%3Fplugin:content.888+Krajobraz+ekologiczny+g%C3%B3rnego+biegu+Pas%C5%82%C4%99ki&cd=1&hl=pl&ct=clnk&gl=pl&client=firefox-a.
- ^ Delegatura WIOŚ w Elblągu. "Tabela 14. Ocena jakości wód rzek badanych w 2007 roku" (in pl). http://www.wios.olsztyn.pl/monitoring/wody_rzeki-tabele13-15.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ Monitor Polski. 17/1949. Page 3, position 225, p. 3. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP19490170225
[edit] See also
Coordinates: 54°25′52″N 19°44′47″E / 54.4311°N 19.7464°E
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