The Moravița or Moravica (Romanian: Moravița, Serbian: Моравица / Moravica, Hungarian: Moravica-patak);[1] in its upper course Nanoviște) is a left tributary of the river Bârzava (or Brzava) in Romania and Serbia.[2][3] 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 47 km (29 mi) and its basin size is 435 km2 (168 sq mi).[3]
| Moravița Moravica, Nanoviște | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania, Serbia |
| Counties/Provinces | Caraș-Severin, Timiș, Vojvodina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Caraș-Severin County, Romania |
| Mouth | Danube–Tisa–Danube Canal |
• location | Vojvodina, Serbia |
• coordinates | 45°09′24″N 21°04′52″E / 45.1566°N 21.0811°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bârzava→ Timiș→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Boculundia, Clopodia, Semnița, Crivaia |
| • right | Agriș, Corniș, Măureni, Vaita, Roiga |
References
edit- ^ Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia
- ^ "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. pp. 479, 512.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 215–216. OCLC 895459847. River code: V.2.38.12
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