The Oder starts its course in the Czech Republic, at an altitude of near.... szczecin oder

Initially it runs as a mountain stream with a steep gradient that progressively lessens until the river reaches the floor of the structural depression called the Moravian Gate; from there the Oder continues its course in a wide valley. About 50 miles from its outflow into the Baltic, the Oder splits into two main branches; the left canalized branch, called the Western Oder, passes through Szczecin and enters the Szczecin Lagoon directly, while the right branch, the Eastern Oder (in its final section called the Regalica), passes east of Szczecin via the large Lake Dabie and then also enters the Szczecin Lagoon. szczecin oder