Zgłowiączka (river)

Zgłowiączka river
Zgłowiączka in Włocławek (Słodowo neighbourhood)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPłowce
Mouth 
  location
Włocławek
  coordinates
52°31′01″N 18°37′55″E / 52.51694°N 18.63194°E / 52.51694; 18.63194
Length79 km (49 mi)
Basin size1,495.6 km2 (577.5 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemVistula
Tributaries 
  leftBachorze Canal
  rightChodeczka River, Lubienka River

The Zgłowiączka river is a 79 km long left-bank tributary of the Vistula. The area of its basin is 1495.6 km2. The river starts from the Głuszyński Canal, which has its sources near the village of Płowce. Zgłowiączka flows through Głuszyńskie Lake and joins the Vistula in Włocławek. Important tributaries of the river include: Chodeczka and Lubienka (right-handed) and Bachorze Canal (left-handed).

Above the town of Lubraniec, the water is ranked as class IV purity, and below the town of Brześć Kujawski as class V purity (data from 2007/2008).