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Iza (river)

Coordinates: 47°56′4″N 23°51′11″E / 47.93444°N 23.85306°E / 47.93444; 23.85306
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Iza
Iza river at Strâmtura, Maramureș county
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesMaramureș
TownsSăliștea de Sus, Sighetu Marmației
Physical characteristics
SourceRodna Mountains
 • elevation1,380 m (4,530 ft)
MouthTisa
 • location
Sighetu Marmației
 • coordinates
47°56′4″N 23°51′11″E / 47.93444°N 23.85306°E / 47.93444; 23.85306
 • elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Length77.6 km (48.2 mi)[1]
Basin size1,293.5 km2 (499.4 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationSighetu Marmației (near mouth)
 • average(Period: 1971–2000)18.74 m3/s (662 cu ft/s)[1] 16.3 m3/s (580 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftBaicu, Mara

The Iza is a left tributary of the river Tisa in northern Romania.[2][3] Its source is in the Rodna Mountains. It flows into the Tisa near the city Sighetu Marmației.[4] It passes through the communes Săcel, Săliștea de Sus, Dragomirești, Bogdan Vodă, Șieu, Rozavlea, Strâmtura, Bârsana, Oncești, Vadu Izei, and Sighetu Marmației. Its drainage basin covers an area of 1,293 km2 (499 sq mi).[3][5]: 23  Its length is 80 km (49.7 mi).[3][6]

Tributaries

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The following rivers are tributaries to the river Iza:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Danube River".
  2. ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 47–48.
  3. ^ a b c d Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 46. OCLC 895459847. River code: I.1.2
  4. ^ Iza (jud. Maramures), e-calauza.ro
  5. ^ Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007, IPCDR
  6. ^ Analysis of 3-10 March 2001 flood in the basins of the Vișeu and Iza Rivers (in Romanian)