| Zăbala River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Vrancea County |
| Villages | Nereju, Spulber, Paltin, Năruja |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of headwaters Arișoaia and Zăbăluța |
| Mouth | Putna |
- location | Prisaca |
- coordinates | 45°51′27″N26°46′21″E / 45.8576°N 26.7724°E Coordinates: 45°51′27″N26°46′21″E / 45.8576°N 26.7724°E |
| Basin size | 546 km2 (211 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Putna→ Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Zăbala River is a right tributary of the river Putna in Romania. [1] It starts at the confluence of headwaters Arișoaia and Zăbăluța. Several communes lie on its banks, starting with Nereju, Spulber, Paltin ,Naruja after it discharges into the Putna near Valea Sării.
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.
Putna River is a right tributary of the river Siret in Vrancea County in Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It discharges into the Siret near Vulturu.
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.
