Ialomița (river)
river in Romania
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The Ialomiţa River (Romanian: Râul Ialomiţa) is a river in the southern part of Romania. It comes up from the Bucegi Mountains of the Carpathians and flows into the Danube.
Ialomița | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania |
Counties | Dâmbovița, Prahova, Ilfov, Ialomița |
Cities | Târgoviște, Slobozia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bucegi Mountains |
- location | north of Moroeni |
Mouth | Danube |
- location | near Hârșova |
- coordinates | 44°41′54″N 27°51′21″E / 44.69833°N 27.85583°E |
Length | 417 km (259 mi) |
Basin size | 10,350 km2 (4,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- location | mouth |
- average | 45 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
- left | Prahova |
The upper part of the river is sometimes called Valea Obârşiei River or Obârşia Ialomiţei River.
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