Rawa (river)
| Rawa | |
|---|---|
Rawa flowing through Katowice | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ruda Śląska |
| Mouth | |
• location | Brynica, Sosnowiec |
• coordinates | 50°15′51″N 19°07′45″E / 50.2641°N 19.1292°E |
| Length | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) |
| Basin size | 89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brynica→ Przemsza→ Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
The Rawa (pronounced: Polish: ['rava] ⓘ; older name Roździanka) is a minor river (about 19.6 km (12.2 mi) long) in Silesia, Poland. It is the largest right tributary of the Brynica, itself a tributary of the Przemsza, which in turn is a tributary of the Vistula. The entire length of the Rawa is within the Metropolis GZM. It has its source in Ruda Śląska and crosses the cities of Świętochłowice, Chorzów and Katowice. Finally in Sosnowiec it joins the Brynica River only several hundred metres before the latter joins with the Czarna Przemsza.
The Rawa has lost most of its natural river character, and is now mostly a sewage channel flowing underground. Works have begun to restore it to an ecologically sound water flow.