Putna (Sereth)

Putna
The Putna
Data
location	Romania
River system	Danube
Drain over	Sereth  → Danube  → Black Sea
source	in the Munții Vrancei in the Eastern Carpathians
Source height	around  1700  m
muzzle	near Nănești in the Sereth coordinates: 45 ° 36 '24 "  N , 27 ° 29' 49"  E 45 ° 36 '24 "  N , 27 ° 29' 49"  E
length	144 km
Catchment area	2720 ​​km²
Right tributaries	Zăbala, Milcov, Râmna
Small towns	Vidra, Vulturu

The Putna is a right tributary of the Sereth (Romanian: Siret ) in the Vrancea district in Romania .

geography

The mineral-rich Putna, partially fed by groundwater, has its source in the Munții Vrancei in the Eastern Carpathians . In its upper reaches it forms a V valley, below Lepșa several gorges cut into the sandstone with a waterfall. It flows generally in an easterly direction, turns northeast of Focşani to the southeast and flows into the Sereth at Năneşti, southeast of Vulturu .

The length of the Putna is 144 km; its catchment area is given as 2,720 km².