Turiec (Slaná)

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Turiec
Turóc
Data
location Slovakia
River system Danube
Drain over Sajó  → Tisza  → Danube  → Black Sea
source Stolické vrchy
Source height 900  m
muzzle Slaná in Tornaľa Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′ 33 "  N , 20 ° 18 ′ 35"  E 48 ° 24 ′ 33 "  N , 20 ° 18 ′ 35"  E
Mouth height 169.4  m
Height difference 730.6 m
Bottom slope 15 ‰
length 50.2 km
Catchment area 363.3 km²
Communities Turčok , Gemerská Ves

The Turiec ( Hungarian Turóc ) is a river in southern central Slovakia .

The main river ( Západný Turiec - "Western Turiec") has its source in the Stolica Mountains ( Stolické vrchy ) near the town of Revúca and then takes its course in a southeastern direction. From Gemerská Ves it joins the Východný Turiec ("Eastern Turiec"), which runs parallel to the north, and then flows into the Slaná at Tornaľa . Its length is about 50 kilometers.

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