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Wieprz
Sign in to saveThe Wieprz (, ; ) is a river in central-eastern Poland, and a tributary of the Vistula. It is the country's ninth longest river, with a total length of 303 km and a catchment area of 10,497 km2, all within Poland. Its course near the town of Łęczna includes the protected area known as Wieprz Landscape Park.
Key facts
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- Wieprz
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- Wieprz in Roztocze National Park
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- Wieprz River in the Vistula watershed
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- Country
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- Poland
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- Voivodeship
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- Mazovian, Lublin
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- Wieprzów Tarnawacki, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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- 274 m
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- Dęblin, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
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- 112 m
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- Progression
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Towns on the Wieprz
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The Wieprz (, ; ) is a river in central-eastern Poland, and a tributary of the Vistula. It is the country's ninth longest river, with a total length of 303 km and a catchment area of 10,497 km2, all within Poland. Its course near the town of Łęczna includes the protected area known as Wieprz Landscape Park.
The river has its source in Lake Wieprz, in Wieprzów Tarnawacki near Tomaszow Lubelski, and flows into the Vistula near Dęblin. The Wieprz is connected to another river, the Krzna, through the 140-kilometer Wieprz-Krzna Canal, built in 1954-1961. Because the Wieprz with its wide valley has not been regulated, its nature is very diverse. The meandering river with its oxbow lakes is inhabited by numerous birds, European otters and Eurasian beavers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wieprz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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