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Brda
Brda flowing through Bydgoszcz
Location of the mouth in Poland
Location
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian; Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Smołowe
• coordinates	54°1′57″N 17°4′41″E / 54.03250°N 17.07806°E / 54.03250; 17.07806
Mouth
• location	Vistula
• coordinates	53°7′37″N 18°8′3″E / 53.12694°N 18.13417°E / 53.12694; 18.13417
Length	245 km (152 mi)
Basin size	4,665 km (1,801 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	28.0 m/s (990 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vistula→ Baltic Sea

The Brda (Polish: [brda] ; German: Brahe) is a river in northern Poland. A tributary of Vistula River, the Brda has a total length of 245 km and a catchment area of 4,665 km, all within Poland.

Navigation

The Brda is part of the Odra-Vistula waterway, connecting these two rivers via the Warta and Noteć rivers and the Bydgoszcz Canal since the end of the 18th century. The waterway is navigable for modest barges (of CEMT Class II) but with a limited draught.

With the expansion of the European Union to the East, the waterway could play an important role. It is a link in the much longer connection with Eastern Europe via the Vistula, Narew, Bug, Mukhavets, Pripyat, and Dnieper Rivers, but this connection remains unnavigable due to a dam near Brest, Belarus.

Currently, only limited numbers of vessels use the Brda River and the adjacent canal (however, the traffic was significantly larger from 1950s to 1970s, then diminishing step by step as time went by). It is expected that the waterway will be discovered by leisure boaters in the future. (Source: NoorderSoft Waterways Database)

Tourism

Brda is one of the most beautiful kayak routes in Poland. The trail is 233 km long, and it goes through forests, lakes and fields.

Towns and townships on Brda

• Przechlewo
• Konarzyny
• Tuchola
• Koronowo
• Bydgoszcz

See also

• List of rivers of Poland

References

1. Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017, Statistics Poland, p. 85-86

v t e Tributaries of the Vistula River
Forming rivers	Biała Wisełka Czarna Wisełka
Main tributaries of the left bank	Krajka Pszczynka Gostynia Przemsza Chech Rudno Sanka Rudawa Prądnik Dłubnia Roporek Szreniawa Nidzica Nida Strumień Czarna Koprzywianka Opatówka Kamienna Krępianka Iłżanka Zwoleńka Plewka Zagożdżonka Radomka Pilica Czarna Jeziorka Bzura Skrwa Lewa Zgłowiączka Tążyna Zielona Brda Wda Wierzyca
Main tributaries of the right bank	Brennica Iłownica Biała Soła Skawa Skawinka Wilga (Krakow) Drwinka Raba Gróbka Uszwica Kisielina Dunajec Breń Brnik Wisłoka Babulówka Trześniówka Łęg San Sanna Wyżnica Chodelka Bystra Kurówka Wieprz Okrzejka Promnik Wilga (Garwolin) Świder Kanał Żerański Narew Mołtawa Słupianka Rosica Brzeźnica Skrwa Prawa Mień Drwęca Bacha Struga Osa Liwa
Distributary	Mała Wisełka (Polska Wisła) Nogat Leniwka Szkarpawa Vistula Lagoon Śmiała Wisła Martwa Wisła Przekop Canal

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