Raba (river)
| Raba | |
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 The Raba near Dobczyce | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vistula |
• coordinates | 50°08′15″N 20°30′33″E / 50.1375°N 20.5092°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
The Raba is a river in the south of Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), and a right-bank tributary of Vistula River. Its source is in the Beskids, between the towns of Rabka-Zdrój and Nowy Targ. It flows to the north and then to the northeast. Towns along the river Raba include Rabka-Zdrój, Mszana Dolna, Myślenice, Dobczyce and Bochnia.
For centuries, the Raba was an important artery, along which several towns and villages were established. Its name probably comes from
Carpathian Foothills), and the Lower Raba (in the Sandomierz Basin
).
The Raba has its source at the
Uscie Solne, after 134.7 kilometres (83.7 mi), while the area of its drainage basin is 1,537.1 square kilometres (593.5 sq mi). From its source downstream to the town of Myślenice, the Raba is a typical mountain river, with narrow valley, rock-covered bed, fast currents and big drops. Below Lake Dobczyce
it retains its mountain features for several kilometers. The river has no tributaries for its last 19 kilometres (12 mi).
The Raba marks the boundary between the
Wisnicz
Foothills. Its tributaries are mainly mountain streams, such as Poniczanka, Slonka, Krzyworzeka, Mszanka, Kasinianka, Kaczanka, Krzczonówka, Trzemesnianka, Stradomka, Babica.
See also
- Rivers of Poland
- 1934 flood in Poland
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