Orzyc (river)

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Orzyc
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Location
Country Poland
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Narew
  coordinates
52°46′04″N21°13′42″E / 52.7678°N 21.2282°E / 52.7678; 21.2282 Coordinates: 52°46′04″N21°13′42″E / 52.7678°N 21.2282°E / 52.7678; 21.2282
Length146 km (91 mi)
Basin features
Progression NarewVistulaBaltic Sea

Orzyc (also Orzycz or Orzyca) is a river in eastern central Poland, a right tributary of the Narew, with a length of 146 kilometers. It forms the western border of the Puszcza Kurpiowska, and flows into the Narew at Kalinowo. [1]

Its own tributaries include the Grabowski Rów, Baranowska Struga, Tamka, Bobrynka, Ulatówka, Bramura, and Węgierka.

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References

  1. "Multimedialna Polska".