Vedea (river)
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Vedea Râul Vedea |
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 Vedea at Peretu |
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| location | Districts of Argeș , Olt , Teleorman ( Romania ) | |
| River system | Danube | |
| Drain over | Danube → Black Sea | |
| source | in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians | |
| Source height | 435 m | |
| muzzle | in the Danube Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ N , 25 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ E 43 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ N , 25 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 20 m | |
| Height difference | 415 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.9 ‰ | |
| length | 224 km | |
| Catchment area | 5430 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Teleorman , Vediţa , Cotmeana , Tecuci , Burdea , Râul Câinelui | |
| Right tributaries | Eiul , Brătăşanul , Tisăr , Ciorâca , Cupen , Plapcea , Florişoru , Dorofei , Bratcov , Bărâcea , Gearanta , Valea Găuriciu , Valea Viei | |
| Medium-sized cities | Roșiorii de Vede , Alexandria | |
The Vedea (also Râul Vedea ) is a left tributary of the Danube in Romania .
The Vedea rises near Făgețelu in the foothills of the Southern Carpathians in the Olt district . From there it flows in a southerly direction through the Argeș and Teleorman districts . In the upper reaches the Vedea flows through hilly terrain. It finally reaches the Wallachian Plain , turns to the southeast and flows into the Danube 12 km east of Zimnicea . The Vedea has a length of 224 km. It drains an area of 5430 km². Its catchment area borders on that of the Olt to the west and that of the Argeș to the east . Cities on the river are Roșiorii de Vede and Alexandria . The main tributaries of the Vedea are the Cotmeana and Teleorman , both from the left.
Web links
Article Vedea in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)