Ialomița (river)

Ialomița
Ialomița River crossing DN2A
The Ialomița in Romania
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Dâmbovița, Prahova, Ilfov, Ialomița
Cities	Târgoviște, Slobozia
Physical characteristics
Source	Bucegi Mountains
• location	north of Moroeni
Mouth	Danube
• location	near Hârșova
• coordinates	44°41′54″N 27°51′21″E / 44.69833°N 27.85583°E / 44.69833; 27.85583
Length	417 km (259 mi)
Basin size	10,350 km2 (4,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	45 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Prahova

The Ialomița (Romanian: râul Ialomița [ˈjalomitsa] ^ⓘ) is a river of Southern Romania.^[1][2] It rises from the Bucegi Mountains in the Carpathians. It discharges into the Borcea branch of the Danube in Giurgeni.^[3] It is 417 km (259 mi) long, and its basin area is 10,350 km² (4,000 sq mi).^[2][4] Its average discharge at the mouth is 45 m³/s (1,600 cu ft/s).^[4] Ialomița County takes its name from this river.

The upper reach of the river is sometimes known as Valea Obârșiei or Obârșia Ialomiței.

Localities

The following localities are situated along the river Ialomița, from source to mouth: Moroeni, Pietroșița, Fieni, Pucioasa, Doicești, Aninoasa, Târgoviște, Răzvad, Comișani, Băleni, Finta, Cojasca, Poienarii Burchii, Fierbinți-Târg, Dridu, Urziceni, Manasia, Alexeni, Ion Roată, Sfăntu Gheorghe, Balaciu, Căzănești, Ciochina, Andrășești, Perieți, Slobozia, Cosâmbești, Bucu, Sudiți and Țăndărei.

The largest cities along the Ialomița are Târgoviște and Slobozia.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Ialomița (from source to mouth):^[2]

• Left: Valea Șugărilor, Cocora, Lăptici, Scândurari, Blana, Nucet, Oboarele, Scropoasa, Orzea, Brândușa, Gâlma, Ialomicioara (I), Rușeț, Bizdidel, Slănic de Răzvad, Slănic, Pâscov, Crivăț, Cricovul Dulce, Prahova, Sărata, Cotorca, Sărățuica, Fundata, Valea Lată Sărată
• Right: Valea Doamnelor, Valea Sucheniței, Horoaba, Coteanu, Valea Văcăriei, Tătaru, Gâlgoiu, Mircea, Bolboci, Lucăcilă, Zănoaga, Valea Cabanierului, Brătei, Izvorul Rătei, Raciu, Valea Doicii, Seciul cu Colți, Voivodeni, Țâța, Ialomicioara (II), Vulcana, Izvor, Racovița, Sticlărie, Snagov, Cociovaliștea, Comana

Lakes and dams

• Lake Scropoasa
• Lake Snagov

History

The Naparis River, mentioned in Histories Book 4, is likely the modern Ialomița. The Naparis was one of five Scythian Rivers listed by Herodotus which began in Scythia and fed into the Danube.

References

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