Șușița River (Siret)

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Șușița River
    Location
    Country Romania
    Counties Vrancea County
    Towns Panciu
    Physical characteristics
    SourceMount Locoțeilor
     - location Vrancea Mountains
     - coordinates 45°54′44″N27°37′23″E / 45.91222°N 27.62306°E / 45.91222; 27.62306
     - elevation927 m (3,041 ft)
    Mouth Siret
    Doaga
     - coordinates
    		 45°50′3″N27°18′17″E / 45.83417°N 27.30472°E / 45.83417; 27.30472 Coordinates: 45°50′3″N27°18′17″E / 45.83417°N 27.30472°E / 45.83417; 27.30472
     - elevation
    		45 m (148 ft)
    Length70 km
    Discharge 
     - average1.35 cm/s
    Basin features
    Tributaries 
     - left Cremeneț, Aluna, Repejoara, Alba
    Progression Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea

    The Șușița River is a right tributary of the river Siret in Romania. [1] It discharges into the Siret in Doaga. It flows through the following towns and villages, from source to mouth: Rucăreni, Dragosloveni, Rotileștii Mari, Câmpuri, Gogoiu, Răcoasa, Varnița, Repedea, Panciu , Satu Nou, Tișița and Doaga.

    Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

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    Siret (river) river in Romania

    The Siret or Sireth is a river that rises from the Carpathians in the Northern Bukovina region of Ukraine, and flows southward into Romania before it joins the Danube. It is 647 km (402 mi) long, of which 559 km (347 mi) in Romania, and its basin area is 44,811 km2 (17,302 sq mi), of which 42,890 km2 (16,560 sq mi) in Romania. Its average discharge is 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s). In ancient times, it was named Hierasus.

    Romania Sovereign state in Europe

    Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, and other major urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Craiova, and Brașov.

    Tributaries

    The following rivers are tributaries to the river Șușița:

    The Chiua River is a left tributary of the river Șușița in Romania. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Chiua Mare and Chiua Mică. It discharges into the Șușița near Dragosloveni.

    The Cremeneț River is a left tributary of the river Șușița in Romania. It discharges into the Șușița in Rotileștii Mici.

    The Alba River is a left tributary of the river Șușița in Romania. The river is created at the confluence of headwaters Andra and Ținta. It discharges into the Șușița in Răcoasa.

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    References

    1. ↑ Ovidiu Gabor - Economic Mechanism in Water Management at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 March 2009), map page 10


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