The Nysa Mała ("Little Neisse") is a river in Poland that is about 19 kilometres long,[1] and is a left tributary of the Raging Neisse.

Little Neisse
Kleine Neiße (German)
Little Neisse after leaving the forest near Grobla
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Native nameNysa Mała (Polish)
Location
CountryPoland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLipa
 • elevationapprox. 440
Mouth 
 • location
between Gniewków and Czernica into the Raging Neisse
 • coordinates
51°00′14″N 16°12′34″E / 51.00393°N 16.20931°E / 51.00393; 16.20931
 • elevation
approx. 210
Lengthapprox. 19 km (12 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRaging NeisseKaczawaOderBaltic Sea
The river in Kwietniki

In the area of the foothills of the Sudetes it flows through the Chełmy Landscape Park.

The Little Neisse flows for much of its course through deciduous forests.

The entire course of the river is located south of Jawor, and north of Bolków and runs from west to east.

Between Gniewków and Czernica, the Little Neisse discharges into the Raging Neisse, the largest and most important tributary of the Kaczawa.

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Bibliography

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  • Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów, Volume 7 Kaczawskie , ed. Marek Staffa, Publisher I-BiS, Wroclaw, 2002, ISBN 9788385773474