Cirocha Explained

Cirocha
Source1:Bukovec Mountains
Mouth Location:Laborec near Humenné
Mouth Coordinates:48.9334°N 21.9329°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Slovakia
Length:50.1km (31.1miles)
Discharge1 Location:Snina
Discharge1 Avg:2.85m3/s
Basin Size:499.8km2

Cirocha (Hungarian: Ciróka; Ukrainian: Ціроха) is a right tributary of the river Laborec in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. It is 50.1km (31.1miles) long and its drainage basin size is 499.8km2.[1] Its average flow is 2.85 m³/s in Snina.

Course

The headwaters of the Cirocha are in the Bukovské vrchy mountains under the Ruské sedlo saddle at the Slovak-Polish border. It flows south and west after first few kilometres into the Starina reservoir, flowing further to the municipalities of Snina and Stakčín. From Stakčín it flows to the west, to its confluence with the Laborec river near Humenné.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vuvh.sk/RSV2/download/PMPR/Bodrog/Plan.pdf Plán manažmentu povodňového rizikavčiastkovom povodí Bodrogu