Liwiec
{{For|the village of the same name|Liwiec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship}}
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| image_caption = Liwiec near Kamieńczyk
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The Liwiec (or Liw) is a river in Poland, and a tributary of the Bug River.
Course
The Liwiec flows in the plains of Southern Podlaskie Voivodeship and central Masovian Voivodeship. It is 142 kilometres long and drains 2,763 square kilometres of watershed.[http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3328/2/17/1/statistical_yearbook_of_the_republic_of_poland_2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017], Statistics Poland, p. 85-86
The source of the Liwiec is located to the north-west of Międzyrzec Podlaski near Siedlce and crosses Wyszków, Liw, Węgrów, and Stara Wieś.
Its lower estuary and confluence with the Bug River is located near the towns of Wyszków and Kamieńczyk.
It has a Natura 2000 EU Special Protection Area region.
Gallery
Image:Liwiec_4.jpg|Liwiec−Liw river.
Image:Liwiec_3.jpg|Liwiec near Kamieńczyk.
Image:Wyszkow_liwiec.jpg|Liwiec near the estuary.
See also
- {{C|Rivers of Poland}}
- Special Protection Areas in Poland
- {{C|Natura 2000 in Poland}}
References
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Category:Rivers of Masovian Voivodeship
Category:Rivers of Podlaskie Voivodeship
Category:Natura 2000 in Poland
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