The Pasłęka (german: Passarge; ) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

in northern

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that debouches into the

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on the

Vistula Lagoon The Vistula Lagoon ( pl, Zalew Wiślany; russian: Калининградский залив, transliterated: ''Kaliningradskiy Zaliv''; german: Frisches Haff; lt, Aistmarės) is a brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea roughly 56 miles (90 ...

near

Braniewo Braniewo () (german: Braunsberg in Ostpreußen, la, Brunsberga, Old Prussian: ''Brus'', lt, Prūsa), is a town in northern Poland, in Warmia, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 16,907 as of June 2021. It is the capital ...

. It flows through the

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county right ...

and

Mrągowo Mrągowo (until 1947 pl, Ządźbork ; ) is a resort town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of northeastern Poland, with 21,889 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Mrągowo County and the seat (though not part of) the Gmina Mrągowo. Th ...

lakelands, and through Gdańsk Coastal Area. The reported length of the river varies, depending on sources, from . The river springs nearby

Olsztynek Olsztynek (german: Hohenstein in Ostpreußen) is a town in northern Poland, in Olsztyn County, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Olsztynek. It is part of the historic region of Masuria. Geography Ol ...

, between

Stawiguda Stawiguda (german: Stabigotten) is a village in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stawiguda. It lies approximately south-west of the regional cap ...

and Gryźliny, at AMSL; though some sources place it in the Pasłęk reservoir, which lies at AMSL. The river flows through the town of

. The

drainage area A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the ...

of Pasłęka spreads over . Pasłęka's average mouth discharge equals . The whole length of the river is covered by River Pasłęka Beaver Refugium nature reserve. Pasłęka is one of

Warmia Warmia ( pl, Warmia; Latin: ''Varmia'', ''Warmia''; ; Warmian: ''Warńija''; lt, Varmė; Old Prussian: ''Wārmi'') is both a historical and an ethnographic region in northern Poland, forming part of historical Prussia. Its historic capital ...

's two main rivers, accompanied by Łyna. Pasłęka divides two historical lands:

and

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(''Powiśle''), consequently for centuries bordering Polish Warmia and the Polish

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s of the

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and

Ducal Prussia The Duchy of Prussia (german: Herzogtum Preußen, pl, Księstwo Pruskie, lt, Prūsijos kunigaikštystė) or Ducal Prussia (german: Herzogliches Preußen, link=no; pl, Prusy Książęce, link=no) was a duchy in the region of Prussia establish ...

. In the 2007 water quality survey conducted on Pasłęka 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from its mouth, its water was classified as the 4th class.'' The historic Polish name ''Pasłęka'' was officially confirmed following

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in 1949, replacing the former

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name ''Passarge''.Monitor Polski. 17/1949. Page 3, position 225, p. 3. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP19490170225

Infrastructure

Pasłęka is sailable between its mouth in

Nowa Pasłęka Nowa Pasłęka (german: Neu Passarge) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Braniewo, within Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies appr ...

and the

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. Several hydro plants are built on the river: *

- power: 0,815 MVA * Pierzchały - power: 3,3 MVA, built in 1936 * Stygajny - planned at the site of the unfinished German

weir A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...

* 'Kormoran' in

Łęgucki Młyn Łęgucki Młyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd __NOTOC__ Gmina Gietrzwałd is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the villa ...

* Kasztanowo. installed power of 0,1 MW, rebuilt after a complete destruction and reopened in 1989.

Tributaries

* Rivers: Stara Pasłęka, Wałsza p., Giłwa, Jemiołówka, Marąg, Miłakówka. * Streams: Bardynka,

Biebrza Biebrza ( lt, Bebras, '' be, Bobra'', ''german: Bober'') is a river in northeastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew river (near Wizna), with a length of and a basin area of 7,092 km2 (7,067 in Poland).Drwęca Warmińska Drwęca Warmińska — a river in the Warmian-Masurian province, the right tributary of the Pasłęka River. Most of the river's course is located in Warmia. The town of Orneta is located on the river. In historical sources, the river appeared u ...

p., Lipówka, Łaźnica p., Młynówka, Młyńska Struga * Canals:

Kanał Rusy ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city ...

Kanał Skolity ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city ...

Kanał Energetyczny ''Kanał'' (, ''Sewer'') is a 1957 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was the first film made about the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, telling the story of a company of Home Army resistance fighters escaping the Nazi onslaught through the city ...

Pasłęka crosses the following lakes:

Wymój Wymój is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stawiguda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of Stawiguda and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located ...

, Sarąg,

Łęguty Łęguty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gietrzwałd __NOTOC__ Gmina Gietrzwałd is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gie ...

, Isąg.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pasleka Rivers of Poland Rivers of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Natura 2000 in Poland

Infrastructure

Tributaries

See also

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