Prut
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Prut | |
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Prut near Mt. Hoverla, in Ukraine
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Countries | Ukraine, Romania, Moldova |
Counties/ Oblasts |
Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk O., Chernivtsi O. Romania: Botoşani C., Iaşi C., Vaslui C., Galaţi C. |
Cities | Kolomyia, Chernivtsi, Ungheni, Cahul |
Length | 953 km (592 mi) |
Watershed | 27,500 km² (10,618 sq mi) |
Source | Carpathian Mountains |
- location | Mt. Hoverla, Ivano-Frankivsk O., Ukraine |
Mouth | Danube |
- location | Galaţi/Giurgiuleşti, Romania/Moldova |
Major tributaries | |
- right | Cheremosh, Jijia |
Official River Code | XIII.1 |
Prut, or Pruth, (Ukrainian: Прут) is a 953 km long river in Eastern Europe. It flows to the southeast to join the Danube river near Reni. This is east of Galaţi.
[change] Towns
These towns can be found along the Prut River, from source to mouth: Delatyn, Kolomyia, Sniatyn, Chernivtsi, Novoselytsia, Darabani, Ungheni, Cahul.
[change] Tributaries
These are the tributaries of the Prut River:
Left: Racovăţ.
Right: Cheremosh, Herţa, Poiana, Corneşti, Isnovăţ, Rădăuţi, Ghireni, Volovăţ, Badu, Başeu, Corogea, Berza Veche, Râioasa, Soloneţ, Cerchezoaia, Jijia, Cozmeşti, Bohotin, Moşna, Pruteţ, Sărata, Elan, Horincea, Oancea, Stoeneasa, Chineja.