Ropa (river)

Ropa
The Ropa near Szymbark
Location
Country Poland
Physical characteristics
Sourceslopes of the Low Beskids
 • locationnortheast of Blechnarka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
 • coordinates49°26′30″N 21°13′20″E / 49.44167°N 21.22222°E / 49.44167; 21.22222
 • elevation790 m (2,590 ft)
MouthWisłoka
 • location
Jasło, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
 • coordinates
49°44′43″N 21°27′05″E / 49.745215°N 21.451375°E / 49.745215; 21.451375
 • elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Length78.7 km (48.9 mi)
Basin size
974.1 km2 (376.1 mi2)
Basin features
ProgressionWisłoka→ Vistula→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightLibuszanka
Zdynianka
The Ropa in the town of Biecz

Ropa is a river of mountainous southern Poland, a tributary of the Wisłoka.

Near the town of Łosie, Gorlice County, the Ropa was dammed in 1994 to create Lake Klimkowskie. Downstream it flows through Biecz and joins the Wisłoka at Jasło. During the 2010 Central European floods the Ropa flooded Jasło on June 5.

Its own tributaries include the Libuszanka and the Zdynia.

References

  1. ↑ "Community perception of the Klimkówka Reservoir in Poland". International Journal of Water Resources Development. 30: 649–661. doi:10.1080/07900627.2014.892426.
  2. ↑ "Woda wdarła się do Jasła; "zniszczenia są potężne"" (in Polish). 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.