Jijia Explained

Jijia
Pushpin Map:Romania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Ukraine, Romania
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Botoșani, Iași
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Dorohoi
Length:287km (178miles)
Discharge1 Min:0.14m3/s
Discharge1 Max:340m3/s
Source1:Ukraine
Source1 Elevation:410m (1,350feet)
Mouth:Prut
Mouth Location:Gorban
Mouth Coordinates:46.9033°N 28.0828°W
Basin Size:5770km2
Tributaries Right:Sitna, Miletin, Bahlui

The Jijia (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈʒiʒia/) (Ukrainian: Жижія|Zhyzhiya) is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania, a right tributary of the Prut. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoșani County through the town of Dorohoi and meets the Prut in Gorban, Iași County.[1] It has a length of 287km (178miles),[2] of which 275 km in Romania, and a drainage area of about 5770km2, of which 5757km2 in Romania.[3] Major tributaries are the rivers Sitna, Miletin and Bahlui.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jijia (from source to mouth):

Notes and References

  1. http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=1873 Jijia (jud. Iasi)
  2. http://studiamsu.eu/wp-content/uploads/05.P.25-29.pdf Evaluarea hidrologică a bazinului r. Prut
  3. http://www.insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/anuarul_statistic_al_romaniei_carte_en.pdf 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook