Kamienna (Vistula)

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Kamienna (Vistula)
Kamionna, Kamiona
The Kamienna near Bałtow

The Kamienna near Bałtow

Data
location Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , Poland
River system Vistula
Drain over Vistula  → Baltic Sea
source near Antoniów ( Powiat Szydłowiec )
51 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  N , 20 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E
muzzle in Kępa Piotrowińska ( Powiat Lipsko ) in the Vistula Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 6 ″  N , 21 ° 47 ′ 36 ″  E 51 ° 5 ′ 6 ″  N , 21 ° 47 ′ 36 ″  E
Mouth height 138  m npm

length 138 km
Catchment area 2,007.9 km²
Left tributaries Bernatka, Młynówka, Świętojanka, Wolanka
Right tributaries Kuźniczka, Kobylanka, Kamionka, Oleśnica, Żarnówka, Lubianka, Świślina, Modła, Szewnianka, Przepaść
Medium-sized cities Starachowice
Small towns Skarżysko-Kamienna , Wąchock , Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski , Ćmielów
Kayaking on the Kamienna

The Kamienna is a left tributary of the Vistula in Poland . It rises around 13 km west of Szydłowiec near Antoniów in the Masovian Voivodeship , but after a short run it enters the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , where it turns to the southeast, runs through the Kielc mountains , the cities of Skarżysko-Kamienna , Wąchock , Starachowice , Ostrowiec Flows through Świętokrzyski and Ćmielów , then turns north and continues from Bałtów in an east-northeast direction until it flows into the Vistula in Kępa Piotrowińska shortly after re-entering the Masovian Voivodeship after a 138 km run. The catchment area is given as 2007.9 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 10 m³ / s. A railway line follows the valley of the Kamienna for long stretches.

Web links

Commons : Kamienna  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Information about the river (Polish)