Czarna Woda (Kaczawa)

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Czarna Woda
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Czarna Woda River
Czarna Woda (Kaczawa)
Location
Country Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationwest of Wierzbowa, Bolesławiec County
  coordinates 51°24′00″N15°41′53″E / 51.40000°N 15.69806°E / 51.40000; 15.69806
  elevation151 m (495 ft)
Mouth Kaczawa
  location
Legnica
  coordinates
51°13′23″N16°10′45″E / 51.222948°N 16.179116°E / 51.222948; 16.179116
  elevation
114.1 m (374 ft)
Length47.15 km (29.30 mi)
Basin size985 km2 (380 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression KaczawaOderBaltic Sea

The Czarna Woda (Polish for "black water") is a river of Poland, a tributary of the Kaczawa, which it meets in Legnica. The Czarna Woda is 48km long. It flows through Lower Silesian Voivodeship and has waterfalls in Legnica. [1] [2] The river also flows through marshes at Wierzbowskie taking a westerly direction from the village of Wierzbowa. The river flows through Legnica District. Its main tributaries are the Skora and Siekierna Rivers.

Towns on the river include Wierzbowa, Rokitki, Grzymalin, Bukowna, Rzeszotary and Legnica.

References

  1. Czana Woda Archived 2012-06-21 at the Wayback Machine mapy.
  2. Czarna Woda Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine at hydral.