| Pasłęka | |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth in Poland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name2: | Warmian-Masurian |
| Length: | 210km (130miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | mouth |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 15.7m3/s |
| Source1: | Olsztyn Lakeland |
| Source1 Location: | near Olsztynek, Poland |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 53.6061°N 20.3372°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 156.6m (513.8feet) |
| Mouth: | Vistula Lagoon (Baltic Sea) |
| Mouth Location: | by the Ujście settlement near Nowa Pasłęka, Poland |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 54.4311°N 19.7464°W |
| Basin Size: | 2295km2 |
The Pasłęka (German: Passarge;) is a river in northern Poland that debouches into the Baltic Sea on the Vistula Lagoon near Braniewo. It flows through the Olsztyn and Mrągowo lakelands, and through Gdańsk Coastal Area.
The reported length of the river varies, depending on sources, from[1] 169kmto211kmkm (105milesto131mileskm).[2]
The river springs nearby Olsztynek, between Stawiguda and Gryźliny, at 156.6m (513.8feet) AMSL; though some sources place it in the Pasłęk reservoir, which lies at NaN153 AMSL.
The river flows through the town of Braniewo.
The drainage area of Pasłęka spreads over .[2]
Pasłęka's average mouth discharge equals NaN15.7.
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 (Powiśle), consequently for centuries bordering Polish Warmia and the Polish fiefdoms of the Teutonic Order and Ducal Prussia.
In the 2007 water quality survey conducted on Pasłęka 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from its mouth, its water was classified as the 4th class.[3]
The historic Polish name Pasłęka was officially confirmed following World War II in 1949, replacing the former German name Passarge.[4]
Pasłęka is sailable between its mouth in Nowa Pasłęka and the hydro plant in Braniewo.Several hydro plants are built on the river:
Pasłęka crosses the following lakes: Wymój, Sarąg, Łęguty, Isąg.