Jiu River

Geobox|River
name = Jiu
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country = Romania
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district = Hunedoara, Gorj, Dolj
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city = Petroşani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul
de Vest), Târgu Jiu, Craiova
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length = 331
watershed = 10070
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source_location = Junction of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est, near Petroşani
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mouth_name = Danube
mouth_location = near Bechet
mouth_district = Dolj
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mouth_lat_d = 43
mouth_lat_m = 46
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mouth_long_d = 23
mouth_long_m = 48
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tributary_left = Jiul de Est, Gilort
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tributary_right = Jiul de Vest, Motru
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free_type = Official River Code

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map_caption = The river Jiu in Romania.

The Jiu (Latin: "Rabon"; Hungarian: "Zsil") is a river of southern Romania. It is formed near Petroşani by the junction of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.

It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo, 331 kilometers from its sources. It has a basin of 10,070 km².

The upper Jiu Valley, around Petroşani and Lupeni, is Romania’s principal coal mining region.

Towns and cities

The following towns are situated along the river Jiu, from source to mouth: Petroşani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul de Vest), Bumbeşti-Jiu, Turcineşti, Târgu Jiu, Filiaşi, Craiova

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jiu:

Left:
Jiul de Est, Izvorul, Polatiştea, Valea Radului, Pârâul Alb, Păiuşu, Chiţiu, Rafallo, Sadu, Curpenoasa, Bârcaciu, Tetila, Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, Amaradia, Cioiana, Ceplea, Gilort, Ţânţăreni, Cârneşti, Brădeşti, Amaradia, Valea Fetii, Valea Şarpelui, Preajba, Lumaşu, Leu, Gioroc

Right: Jiul de Vest, Cândeţu, Strâmsuţa, Murga Mare, Murga Mică, Dumitra, Cerbănaşu, Gropu, Tarniţa, Bratcu, Runcu, Porcu, Sâmbotin, Cartiu, Pietroasa, Şuşiţa, Tismana, Dâmbova, Timişeni, Jilţ, Şuşiţa, Motru, Argetoaia, Rasnic, Prodila

ee also

*Jiu Valley

References

* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
* Trasee turistice - judeţul Dolj [http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=trasee-turistice-dolj]