Moravița (Bârzava) Explained

Moravița
Name Other:Moravica, Nanoviște
Pushpin Map:Serbia#Romania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Romania, Serbia
Subdivision Type2:Counties/Provinces
Subdivision Name2:Caraș-Severin, Timiș, Vojvodina
Source1:Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Mouth:Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal
Mouth Location:Vojvodina, Serbia
Mouth Coordinates:45.1566°N 21.0811°W
Tributaries Left:Boculundia, Clopodia, Semnița, Crivaia
Tributaries Right:Agriș, Corniș, Măureni, Vaita, Roiga

The Moravița or Moravica (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Moravița, Serbian: Моравица / Moravica, Hungarian: Moravica-patak);[1] in its upper course Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Nanoviște) is a left tributary of the river Bârzava (or Brzava) in Romania and Serbia. Its lower course has been canalized. It discharges into the Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal, which is connected to the Bârzava, near Barice. It flows through the villages Șemlacu Mare, Șemlacu Mic, Butin, Percosova, Dejan and Moravița in Romania, and Vatin and Margita in Serbia. In Romania, its length is 47km (29miles) and its basin size is 435km2.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hidmet.gov.rs/eng/hidrologija/povrsinske/pov_stanica.php?hm_id=42485 Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia