The Hertsa or Hertza (Romanian: Herța; Ukrainian: Герца) is a right tributary of the river Prut in Romania and Ukraine.[1][2] It flows through the town Hertsa, and discharges into the Prut near Marshyntsi. In Romania, its length is 6 km (3.7 mi) and its basin size is 23 km2 (8.9 sq mi).[2]
| Hertsa Herța | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania, Ukraine |
| Counties | Botoșani County, Chernivtsi Oblast |
| Villages | Fundu Herții, Hertsa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Prut |
• coordinates | 48°11′13″N 26°18′44″E / 48.1870°N 26.3122°E |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Border with Ukraine |
| • minimum | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 19.75 m3/s (697 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Prut→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Maranda |
| • right | Baranca |
References
edit- ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 1026.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 445. OCLC 895459847. River code: XIII.1.2
