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Prut River

Prut River
Prut_near_Hoverla.jpg
Prut River near Hoverla in the Ukraine
Countries Ukraine,
Romania,
Moldova
Counties Botoşani County,
Iaşi County,
Vaslui County,
Galaţi County
Villages Chernivtsi,
Ungheni
Length  kmmi)
Watershed  km² ( mi²)
Source Carpathian Mountains
Mouth Danube
 - location Galaţi/Giurgiuleşti, Romania/Moldova
Major tributaries
 - right Ceremuş,
Herţa,
Poiana,
Corneşti,
Isnovăţ,
Rădăuţi,
Ghireni,
Volovăţ,
Badu,
Başeu,
Jijia,
Sărata,
Elan,
Horincea,
Oancea,
Stoeneasa,
Chineja
Official River Code XIII.1
 Map of the Prut River.
Map of the Prut River.

The Prut, or Pruth river (Ukrainian: Прут) is 953 km long, originating in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine and flowing southeast to join the Danube river near Reni, east of Galaţi.

Known in antiquity as Pyretus or Porata river. Before 1940 and the occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina it was almost entirely in Romania. Nowadays, for a length of 711 km it forms the border between Romania and Moldova. It has a hydrographic basin of 27,500 km², of which 10,990 km² are in Romania. The biggest city along its banks is Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

The Stânca-Costeşti dam is built on the Prut

See also

  • Pokucie

References

  • Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
  • Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
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