The Rega 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 north-western
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
, flowing into the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and fr ...
. It is the country's 24th longest river, with a total length of 188 km and a
catchment area
In human geography, a catchment area is the area from which a location, such as a city, service or institution, attracts a population that uses its services and economic opportunities. Catchment areas may be defined based on from where people ar ...
of 2,767 km
2.
Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017
Statistics Poland, p. 85-86
Towns
The following towns are situated on the Rega:
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries of the Rega:
*Brzeźnicka Węgorza
Brzeźnicka Węgorza is a river in gmina Węgorzyno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is a tributary of Rega, being long for about 40 km. Its beginnings can be found in the Studnica lake, in Drawa river region. It flows into Rega ...
* Gardominka
* Mołstowa
Images
File:Rega w Świdwinie.jpg, Świdwin
File:Zakole Regi.jpg, Łobez
File:Rega bridge Resko 2007-08.jpg, Resko
File:Rega bridge Ploty 2007-08.jpg, Płoty
File:Gryfice 2007 bird's-eye view 12.jpg, Gryfice
File:Trzebiatow Old Town bird's-eye view 2007-10b.jpg, Trzebiatów
File:East Mrzezyno bird's-eye view 2007-10.jpg, Mrzeżyno
Mrzeżyno (German: ''Deep'', or ''Treptower Deep'', after 1930 often ''Regamünde'') is a village with a fishing seaport in northwestern Poland, situated near the estuary of the Rega river, on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the historic region of ...
- (Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and fr ...
)
See also
* List of rivers in Poland
References
Rivers of Poland
Rivers of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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