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Rivers of Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Warta
The river Warta ( , ; ; ) rises in central Poland and meanders greatly through the Polish Plain in a north-westerly direction to flow into the Oder at Kostrzyn nad Odrą on Poland's border with Germany. About long, it is the second-longest river within the borders of Poland (after the Vistula), and the third-longest Polish river after the Oder (which also flows through the Czech Republic and Germany). Its drainage basin covers . The Warta is navigable from Kostrzyn nad Odrą to Konin - approximately half of its length.
Noteć
The Noteć (; , ) is a river in central Poland with a length of (7th longest) and a basin area of . It is the largest tributary of the Warta river and lies completely within Poland.
Obra
river in Poland
Drawa
The Drawa () is a river and popular aquatic trail in Poland, 192 km long. The surface of its catchment area amounts to 3291 km2. The Drawa begins its course at Lake Krzywe in Drawsko Landscape Park and ends it in Noteć below Krzyż Wielkopolski. The Drawa is a right-bank tributary of Noteć, the second regarding size. Its average gradient is 0,61% and its flow rate 19 m3/s. It is the longest river in Pojezierze Drawskie.
Prosna
The Prosna is a river in central Poland, in the Oder river basin. The Prosna is a left tributary of the Warta river (near Pyzdry), with a length of 227 kilometres and a basin area of 4,917 km2 (all in Poland). Until 1918, it marked the westernmost border of the Russian Empire. The towns of Kalisz and Chocz were right on the old frontier. After the proclamation of the second Polish Republic it marked the border between interwar Germany and Poland.
Gwda
The Gwda (; ) is a river in Poland, a tributary of the Noteć. It has a length of and a basin area of . It begins at Lake Studnica, northeast of Szczecinek. Its upper course flows through many lakes. It runs through the town of Piła.
Barycz
river in Poland, right tributary of the Oder
Wełna
river in Poland
Cybina
Cybina is a river in Greater Poland, a right affluent of Warta. It starts near village Iwno and after 43 km falls into the right branch of Warta, which is also called Cybina or Kanał Ulgi, in Poznań. Cybina flows through two big lakes: Swarzędzkie Lake and Lake Malta. This last one is a barrier lake.
Samica Kierska
river in Poland
Radęca
Radęca (or Rdęca) is a river in western Poland, a tributary of the Orla. It meets the Orla at Jutrosin, where it is dammed to create Zbiornik Justrosin (Lake Justrosin) just north of the town and above the confluence.
Orla
river in Poland, tributary of Barycz