Ialomița (river)
river in Romania
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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 Ialomița River crossing DN2A | |
 The Ialomița in Romania | |
| 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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