Jiu (river)
Jiul de Vest Jiul Românesc, Western Schil |
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location | Circles Hunedoara , Gorj ( Romania ) | |
River system | Danube | |
Drain over | Jiu → Danube → Black Sea | |
source | between Retezat and Vâlcan mountains , city of Uricani 45 ° 14 ′ 50 ″ N , 22 ° 51 ′ 32 ″ E |
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Source height | 1398 m | |
Union | with Jiul de Est to Jiu 45 ° 22 ′ 7 ″ N , 23 ° 22 ′ 4 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 554 m | |
Height difference | 844 m | |
Bottom slope | 16 ‰ | |
length | 51.4 km | |
Catchment area | 534 km² | |
Drain |
MQ |
11.5 m³ / s |
Medium-sized cities | Lupeni , Vulcan | |
Small towns | Uricani |
Jiul de Est Jiul Unguresc, Eastern Schil |
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location | Circles Hunedoara ( Romania ) | |
River system | Danube | |
Drain over | Jiu → Danube → Black Sea | |
source | between Parâng and Șureanu mountains , city of Petrila 45 ° 30 ′ 39 ″ N , 23 ° 33 ′ 37 ″ E |
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Source height | 1600 m | |
Union | with Jiul de Vest to Jiu 45 ° 22 ′ 7 ″ N , 23 ° 22 ′ 4 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 554 m | |
Height difference | 1046 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 35 ‰ | |
length | approx. 30 km | |
Drain |
MQ |
8.22 m³ / s |
Medium-sized cities | Petroșani , Petrila |
The Jiu ( German Schil or Schiel ; Hungarian Zsil ; Latin Rabon ) is a left tributary of the Danube in southern Romania .
;The river arises near Petroșani from the Jiul de Vest (German Western Schil ) and the Jiul de Est (German Eastern Schil ). The Jiul de Vest rises between the Retezat and Vâlcan mountains , the Jiul de Est on the border between the Parâng and Șureanu mountains . After unification, it flows mainly south through the Getic plateau or the Hunedoara , Gorj and Dolj districts , before flowing into the Danube in the Wallachian lowlands . The river has a length of 331 km, a catchment area of 10,070 km² and (shortly from its mouth in the Danube) a water flow of 94 m³ / s.
For the historical and economic (mining) significance of the Jiu Valley, see Petroșani .
Web links
- Article Jiu in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)