The Zăbala (in its uppermost course also: Zăbăluța) is a right tributary of the river Putna in Romania.[1][2][3] Its source is in the Vrancea Mountains, close to the sources of the Putna, the Bâsca Mare and the Ghelința. It flows through the communes Nereju, Spulber, Paltin, Năruja. It discharges into the Putna near Valea Sării.[4] Its length is 68 km (42 mi) and its basin size is 544 km2 (210 sq mi).[2]
| Zăbala | |
|---|---|
 The Zăbala near Năruja | |
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Vrancea County |
| Villages | Nereju, Spulber, Paltin, Năruja |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vrancea Mountains |
| Mouth | Putna |
• location | Prisaca |
• coordinates | 45°51′27″N 26°46′21″E / 45.8576°N 26.7724°E |
| Length | 68 km (42 mi) |
| Basin size | 544 km2 (210 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Putna→ Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries
editThe following rivers are tributaries to the river Zăbala:
- Left: Arișoaia, Măcrișu, Palcău, Țipăul Mare, Petic, Năruja
- Right: Mârdanu, Goru, Căbălașu, Giurgiu, Zârna Mare, Zârna Mică
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. 977.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 424–425. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.79.9
- ^ Ovidiu Gabor - Economic Mechanism in Water Management at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 March 2009), map page 10
- ^ Zabala vranceana (jud. Vrancea), e-calauza.ro
