| Racovița River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Sibiu County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Făgăraş Mountains |
| Mouth | Avrig |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Valea Roşilor |
The Racovița River is a tributary of the Avrig River in Romania.
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.
The Avrig River is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania. It discharges into the Olt in the town Avrig. The upper reach of the river is also known as Râul Mare. It starts at the confluence of the headwaters Avrigel and Auriștea.
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.
