Delta of The Vistula River
The river forms a wide delta called the Żuławy Wiślane around the town of Biała Góra near Sztum, about 50 km from the mouth, splitting into two branches: the Leniwka (left) and the Nogat (right). In the city of Gdańsk the Head of the Leniwka branch separates again into the Szkarpawa branch, for the purpose of flood control closed to the east with a lock. The so-called Dead Wisła divides again into the Przegalinie branch flowing into Gdańsk Bay. Until the 14th century the Vistula was divided into a main eastern branch, the Elbląg Vistula, and the smaller western branch, the Gdańsk Vistula. Since 1371 the Vistula of Gdańsk is the river's main artery. After the flood in 1840 an additional branch formed called the Śmiała Wisła ("Bold Vistula"). In 1890 through 1895, additional waterworks were carried out up the Świbna.
Near Kwidzyn the Vistula divides into two separate branches that constitute the river delta:
| Nogat | Leniwka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | Tributaries | Remarks | Town | Tributaries | Remarks |
| Sztum | Tczew | ||||
| Malbork | Gdańsk | Motława, Radunia, Potok Oliwski | in the city the river divides into several separate branches that reach the Baltic Sea at different points, the main branch reaches the sea at Westerplatte | ||
| Elbląg | Elbląg | shortly before reaching Vistula Bay | |||
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