Jiul de Est | |
Name Other: | Jiul Unguresc |
Pushpin Map: | Romania |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Romania |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Hunedoara County |
Subdivision Type3: | Villages |
Subdivision Name3: | Tirici, Cimpa, Petrila, Petroșani, Iscroni |
Length: | 29km (18miles) |
Source1: | Șureanu Mountains |
Mouth: | Jiu |
Mouth Location: | Iscroni |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.3686°N 23.3678°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 554m (1,818feet) |
Basin Size: | 468km2 |
The Jiul de Est ("Eastern Jiu", previously also known as Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Jiul Unguresc) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania. Its source is in the Șureanu Mountains. At its confluence with the Jiul de Vest in Iscroni, the Jiu is formed.[1] Its length is 29km (18miles) and its basin size is 468km2.
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Jiul means "the Jiu" (with the definite article).
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jiul de Est: