Prut Porata, Pyretus | |
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Location | |
Country | |
Oblasts/ Counties/ Districts | Ukraine: Romania: Moldova: |
Cities | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Carpathian Mountains |
• location | Mt. Hoverla, Ivano-Frankivsk O., Ukraine |
Mouth | Danube |
• location | Giurgiulești, Romania/Moldova |
• coordinates | 45°28′8″N 28°12′28″E / 45.46889°N 28.20778°E |
Length | 953 km (592 mi) |
Basin size | 27,540 km2 (10,630 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Cheremosh, Jijia |
Official name | Prut River Headwaters |
Designated | 20 March 2019 |
Reference no. | 2395[1] |
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; Romanian pronunciation: [prut], Ukrainian: Прут) is a river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube,[2][3] and is 953 km (592 mi) long.[4] Part of its course forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine.