| Vedea | |
| Pushpin Map: | Romania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Romania |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Argeș, Olt, Teleorman |
| Subdivision Type3: | Towns |
| Subdivision Name3: | Roșiorii de Vede, Alexandria |
| Length: | 224km (139miles) |
| Source1: | Dădulești Hill |
| Source1 Location: | Cotmeana Plateau |
| Source1 Elevation: | 435m (1,427feet) |
| Mouth: | Danube |
| Mouth Location: | Bujoru |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 43.6536°N 25.5264°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 20m (70feet) |
| Basin Size: | 5430km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Teleorman |
The Vedea (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈvede̯a/) is a river in southern Romania that flows from the Cotmeana Plateau and empties into the Danube. It has a total length of 224 km, of which 33 km is regulated. Its drainage basin area is 5,430 km2.[1]
It flows in Argeș, Olt and Teleorman counties. The towns Alexandria and Roșiorii de Vede lie in the vicinity of the river.
The name of the river is Dacian in origin, from Indo-European *wed, "water".[2] [3]
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Vedea, from source to mouth: Făgețelu, Spineni, Tătulești, Optași, Corbu, Nicolae Titulescu, Văleni, Stejaru, Roșiorii de Vede, Vedea, Peretu, Plosca, Mavrodin, Buzescu, Alexandria, Poroschia, Brânceni, Smârdioasa, Cervenia, Conțești, Bragadiru, Bujoru.
The following rivers are tributaries of the Vedea (from source to mouth):