The Płonia (German: Plöne) is a river in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, a right tributary of the Oder river, with a length of 74.3 km and a basin area of 1101 km2. Its source is 1.5 south of Barlinek. The river flows northwest through Miedwie and Płoń lake. The Płonia flows into Dąbie Lake in Dąbie, Szczecin.
| Płonia | |
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_in_Jezierzyce_(Szczecin).jpg) Płonia in Jezierzyce, Szczecin | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Region | West Pomeranian Voivodeship |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 1.5 km south of Barlinek, Gmina Barlinek, Myślibórz County |
| • elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Dąbie Lake, Dąbie, Szczecin |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 74.3 km (46.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,101 km2 (425 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 3.81 m3/s (135 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Oder→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ostrowica |
| • right | Strzelica |
The upper portion of the Płonia is comparatively unpolluted, therefore trout can be found there.[1]
References
edit- ^ Mileska, Maria Irena (1998). Słownik geograficzno-krajoznawczy Polski. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 592. ISBN 83-01-12677-9.
53°24′08″N 14°39′22″E / 53.40222°N 14.65611°E