Brda (river)

Brda
Brda flowing through Bydgoszcz
Location of the mouth in Poland
Location
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian; Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Smołowe
• coordinates	54°1′57″N 17°4′41″E
Mouth
• location	Vistula
• coordinates	53°7′37″N 18°8′3″E
Length	245 km (152 mi)
Basin size	4,665 km2 (1,801 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	28.0 m3/s (990 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Brda (Polish: [brda] ; German: Brahe) is a river in northern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula. It has a total length of 245 km and a catchment area (all within Poland) of 4,665 km².

Navigation

The Brda is part of the Odra-Vistula waterway, connecting these two rivers via the Warta and Noteć Rivers and the Bydgoszcz Canal since end of the 18th century. The waterway is navigable for modest barges (of CEMT Class II) but with a limited draught.

With the expansion of the European Union to the East, the waterway could play an important role. It is a link in the much longer connection with Eastern Europe via the Vistula, Narew, Bug, Mukhavets, Pripyat, and Dnieper Rivers, but this connection remains unnavigable due to a dam near Brest, Belarus.

Currently, only limited numbers of vessels use the Brda River and the adjacent canal (however, the traffic was significantly larger from 1950s to 1970s, then diminishing step by step as time went by). It is expected that the waterway will be discovered by leisure boaters in the future. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways Database)

Tourism

Brda is one of the most beautiful kayak routes in Poland. The trail is 233 km long, and it goes through forests, lakes and fields.

Towns and townships on Brda

• Przechlewo
• Konarzyny
• Tuchola
• Koronowo
• Bydgoszcz

See also

• List of rivers of Poland