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The Motława (; ) is a river in Eastern Pomerania in Poland. Its source is in Szpęgawskie Lake, northeast from the town of Starogard Gdański. The Motlawa goes through Rokickie Lake to Martwa Wisła, a branch of the Vistula. The total length of the river is estimated at 68 km, and its drainage basin is 1511.3 km2.

Key facts

River.name
Motława River
River.image
Calle Dlugie Pobrzeze, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 06.jpg
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300px
River.image_caption
The Main Town of Gdańsk
River.source1_location
near Szpęgawsk, Starogard County
River.mouth_location
Gdańsk
River.progression
Martwa Wisła→ Baltic Sea
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Country
River.mouth
Martwa Wisła
River.tributaries_left
Radunia
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Nowa Motława
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Poland
Located in
Śródmieście
Image
Gdańsk żuraw (3).jpg
Length
64.7
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Commons category
Motława
watershed area
1511.3
mouth of the watercourse
Martwa Wisła
tributary
Kanał Raduni
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Encyclopedic overview

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The Motława (; ) is a river in Eastern Pomerania in Poland. Its source is in Szpęgawskie Lake, northeast from the town of Starogard Gdański. The Motlawa goes through Rokickie Lake to Martwa Wisła, a branch of the Vistula. The total length of the river is estimated at 68 km, and its drainage basin is 1511.3 km2.

The city of Gdańsk is situated at its mouth in the Martwa Wisła. In Gdańsk, the Motława ferry crosses the river, a service that has run since the year 1687.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Motława” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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