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Vistula River
The Elbe, Oder, and Vistula river basins and their drainage network.
The Vistula River flows into the Baltic Sea through a delta estuary located near the port of Gdańsk.1
Historically, the river reached the sea via multiple channels, including the Nogat, which empties into the Vistula Lagoon, and the Martwa Wisła, which flows toward the Gulf of Gdańsk. To improve flood control and manage sediment, a major artificial cut was excavated near Świbno at the end of the 19th century, which now serves as the primary outlet for the river into the open sea.23