Świna

Also known as Swina River

The Świna (; Pomeranian: Swina) is a channel in northwest Poland, between from the German border. It connects the Szczecin Lagoon with the Baltic Sea separating the islands of Uznam (German: Usedom) and Wolin. It is a part of the Oder estuary, and carries about 75% of that river's waterflow (of the remainder, Peenestrom carries 15% and Dziwna 10%). It has a length of about . Świnoujście is a major town at the end of the channel towards the Baltic Sea.

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River.name: Świna
River.image: Swinoujscie 30.jpg
River.image_caption: Świna and the Baltic Sea
River.source1_location: Szczecin Lagoon
River.mouth_location: Baltic Sea
River.subdivision_type1: Country

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Image: Swinoujscie 30.jpg
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thumb|left|Landsat satellite photo showing Świna and the Piast canal to the west of it The German Empire dammed and deepened the straits from 1874 to 1880 to create the Kaiserfahrt (Piast canal). It connects the northern part of the Świna directly with the Szczecin Lagoon and the Pomeranian harbor of Szczecin. The straits thus gained importance as a direct waterway to the industrial city. The territory along the straits' path was transferred from Germany to Poland following World War II.