Vistula Lagoon

Vistula Lagoon
  • Zalew Wiślany (Polish)
  • Калининградский залив (Russian)
Landsat photo of the Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
LocationPoland, Russia
Coordinates54°27′N 19°45′E / 54.450°N 19.750°E / 54.450; 19.750
TypeLagoon
EtymologyVistula River
Primary inflowsBauda, Elbląg, Nogat, Pasłęka, Szkarpawa, Pregolya, Prokhladnaya, Wisła Królewiecka
Max. length90.7 km (56.4 mi)
Max. width13 km (8.1 mi)
Surface area838 km2 (324 sq mi)
Average depth2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Salinity3‰
SettlementsTolkmicko, Frombork, Krynica Morska, Baltiysk, Primorsk

The Vistula Lagoon is a brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea roughly 56 miles (90 km) long, 6 to 15 miles (10 to 19 km) wide, and up to 17 feet (5 m) deep, separated from the Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit.