The Gwda (; ) is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, 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.
Special
fishing rules and regulations regarding
trout are in effect for the following sections of the Gwda:
*Downstream from Koszalin Province boundary and upstream from road bridge in Ledyczek excluding reservoir between Wegorzewo and Lomczewo.
*Downstream from road bridge in Ledyczek and upstream from Podgaje Reservoir.
*Downstream from dam in Tarnowka and upstream from road bridge in Krepsko.
The water of the Gwda was one of the purest in Poland in 1975. However, the water flows have since been degraded due to cities pumping non-processed sewage and industrial plants flushing chemicals and oil.
Przybylski, M. (1991) "Things are not well in the province of Piła" Green Brigades, No. 4 Spring.
retrieved on September 26, 2007.
References
* Ilnicki, P., Melcer, B., Posiewka, P. (2003) "Point and non-point sources of pollution in the Gwda river basin in hydrological years 1992/93-1997/98" ''Journal of Water and Land Development'', No. 7, pp. 65–73.
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of Greater Poland Voivodeship
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