Kurówka

Kurówka
A pedestrian bridge over the Kurówka.
Data
location	Lublin Voivodeship , Poland
River system	Vistula
Drain over	Vistula  → Baltic Sea
source	near Piotrowice Wielkie (Gem. Garbów )
muzzle	near Puławy in the Vistula Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 27 "  N , 21 ° 56 ′ 45"  E 51 ° 26 ′ 27 "  N , 21 ° 56 ′ 45"  E
length	50 km
Catchment area	395.4 km²

The Kurówka , a river in southeastern Poland , is a right-hand tributary of the Vistula . It has its source near the village of Piotrowice Wielkie , is about 50 kilometers long and flows into the Vistula near Puławy . Its catchment area is given as 395.4 km². The more important towns along the river include Puławy, Kurów , Końskowola , Markuszów, and Garbów .

As the river serves as the main water supplier for a nitrogen-producing company in Puławy, it was channeled and separated from the Vistula by a system of dams and sluices. Apart from smaller bodies of water, the river has two important tributaries, the Białka (Kurówka) and the Garbówka .

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