Drwinka Explained

Drwinka
Pushpin Map:Poland
Mouth Coordinates:50.1336°N 20.4939°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:31.05km (19.29miles)[1]

Drwinka is a river, the right bank tributary of the Vistula[3] with a length of 31.05 km (19 mi).

Location

Drwinka flows in the Wieliczka and Bochnia Counties of Lesser Poland Voivodeship from sources near Niepołomice to the mouth in Świniary, 133.5 km (83 km) into the Vistula River.

Topography

Among its tributaries are streams and ditches from Niepołomice Forest, Wilczy Forest and from near Gawłówek.

The southeastern part of its catchment basin is situated in the sandy area of the Vistula valley, filled mainly with quaternary river sediments covered with loess and sandstones of a dozen or so feet. Here the river passes through the Niepołomice Forest, dividing it into two different flora complexes.

The overall quality assessment of the Drwinka river waters at its estuary in physico-chemical, hydrobiological and bacteriological terms corresponds to Class I or Class II standards.[4] Water in Drwinka does not show signs of eutrophication.

See also

List of rivers of Poland

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drwinka on the map portal of the National Water Management Board (search result). National Water Management Board. 2017-09-01. 2017-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901201717/http://geoportal.kzgw.gov.pl/imap/?locale=en&gui=classic&sessionID=5310&startwg=wgRzeki&gpmap=gp16&bbox=562956.1073061214,219340.80872332974,627249.9858938786,273249.77070792037&SRS=2180&active_lyr=id:KZGW.Rzeki2010,mapId:msDorz12,lid:6. dead.
  2. Web site: Drwinka on the Polish Infrastructure Information map portal . General Geodesic Office of Poland . 2017-09-01.
  3. Web site: Geographical nomenclature of Poland. Volume 1. Hydronyms. Part 1. Flowing water, springs, waterfalls . General Geodesic Office . 58 . 2017-09-01 . pl . 2019-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191103210109/http://ksng.gugik.gov.pl/pliki/hydronimy1.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Regional Conservation Authority in Krakow. Surface waters assessment of 2015. 20 March 2018. 10. pl.