Lega (river)

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Lega
Malkin, Jegrznia
Defense at the Lega in Starosty

Defense at the Lega in Starosty

Data
location Poland
River system Vistula
Drain over Ełk  → Biebrza  → Narew  → Vistula  → Baltic Sea
source Jezioro Czarne
54 ° 6 ′ 44 ″  N , 22 ° 28 ′ 37 ″  E
Source height approx.  190  m npm
muzzle Jezioro Selmęt Wielki near Ełk Coordinates: 53 ° 49 ′ 5 "  N , 22 ° 28 ′ 51"  E 53 ° 49 ′ 5 "  N , 22 ° 28 ′ 51"  E
Mouth height 124  m
Height difference approx. 66 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.42 ‰
length 157 km
Small towns Olecko , Rajgród

The Lega is a 157 km long river in northeastern Poland . The greater part of the river is in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship .

The Lega rises from a dozen springs in the area of ​​the Jezioro Czarne (German Black Sea ). From the topography of the area, which was shaped by the last ice age, the Lega river connects a chain of lakes: starting in Jezioro Czarne, the Jezioro Oleckie Wielkie (Treuburg Lake) near the town of Olecko , the Jezioro Olecko Małe (Herzogshöher Lake) , the Jezioro Skomętno (Skomantener See) and the Jezioro Staćkie (Statzer See) .

The Lega river branches out over an area of ​​1011.1 km² into a number of tributaries and tributaries, which in turn have their own names. The Lega section from Jezioro Staćkie to Jezioro Selmęt Wielki (Great Sellmentsee) is also known as Malkin ( Malkien or Malkien River ).

The section of the Lega behind the Staćkie and immediately following Jezioro Rajgrodzkie (Lake Raygrod) , where it crosses the border of Masuria, the former East Prussia , to Podlachia , is called Jegrznia . This then flows into the Ełk (Lyck) . From here the water flows into the stream of Biebrza , the middle of a large conservation area, southeast of the city Grajewo is.

The precise course of the river on maps

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