The
Jiu ( ) is a river of southern Romania
.
It is
formed near Petroşani
by the junction of headwaters Jiul de
Vest and Jiul de
Est.
It flows
southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj
and Dolj before flowing into the
Danube a few kilometers upstream from the
Bulgarian
city of Oryahovo
, 331
kilometers from its sources. It has a basin of
10,070 km².
The upper
Jiu Valley, around Petroşani
and Lupeni, is Romania’s principal coal mining region.
Towns and cities
The
following towns are situated along the river Jiu, from source to
mouth: Petroşani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni
(Jiul de
Vest), Bumbeşti-Jiu
, Turcineşti
, Târgu
Jiu
, Filiaşi
, Craiova
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jiu:
Left:
Jiul de Est,
Izvorul,
Polatiştea,
Valea Radului,
Pârâul Alb,
Păiuşu,
Chiţiu,
Rafallo,
Sadu,
Curpenoasa,
Bârcaciu,
Tetila,
Iazu
Topilelor,
Hodinău,
Amaradia,
Cioiana,
Ceplea,
Gilort,
Ţânţăreni,
Cârneşti,
Brădeşti,
Amaradia,
Valea Fetii,
Valea Şarpelui,
Preajba,
Lumaşu,
Leu,
Gioroc
Right:
Jiul de Vest,
Cândeţu,
Strâmsuţa,
Murga Mare,
Murga Mică,
Dumitra,
Cerbănaşu,
Group,
Tarniţa,
Bratcu,
Runcu,
Porcu,
Sâmbotin,
Cartiu,
Pietroasa,
Şuşiţa,
Tismana,
Dâmbova,
Timişeni,
Jilţ,
Şuşiţa,
Motru,
Argetoaia,
Rasnic,
Prodila
See also
References
- Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor -
Bucureşti
- Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României -
Bucureşti 1971
- Trasee turistice - judeţul Dolj [35496]
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