The Putna is a right
tributary
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of the river
Siret
Siret (; german: Sereth; hu, Szeretvásár; uk, Серет, Seret; yi, סערעט, Seret) is a town, municipality and former Latin bishopric in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Siret is ...
in
Vrancea County
Vrancea () is a county ( județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and ...
in
Romania
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, in the historical region of
Moldavia
Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and former principality in Centr ...
. It discharges into the Siret in
Călienii Noi, near
Vulturu.
Putna (jud. Vrancea)
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Hydrography
The river basin of the Putna has a total surface of ;[ 31% of this surface is located in the mountain area, draining the eastern flank of the ]Vrancea Mountains
The Vrancea Mountains ( ro, Munții Vrancei) are a mountain range in the Curvature Carpathians in Romania. Located mostly in western Vrancea County, they also cover parts of Bacău, Buzău, and Covasna counties.
The highest peak is , at .
To t ...
.
The total length of the Putna from its source to its confluence with the Siret is .[Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret]
Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Putna (from source to mouth):
*Left: Baba, Șipotu, Valea lui Ilie, Astrog (Stogu), Babovici, Pârâul Mărului, Greșu, Călinu, Slatina, Lepșa, Streiu, Mocearu, Deju, Caciu, Valea Sării, Tichiriș, Vidra, Vizăuți
*Right: Pârâul de sub Arișoaia, Pârâul Bradului, Zburătura, Pârâul Țiganului, Cireșu, Tișița, Pârâul Porcului, Pârâul Câinelui, Carhagău, Coza, Văsui
The Văsui is a right tributary of the river Putna in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bu ...
, Zăbala
Zăbala ( hu, Zabola, ) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Component villages
The commune comprises 4 villages:
Demographics
The commune has a Székely ...
, Chilimetea, Valea Rea, Șoimul, Sturza, Milcov, Râmna
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Putna, from source to mouth: Greșu, Lepșa, Tulnici
Tulnici is a commune in Vrancea County, Romania, located in the northwestern part of the county. It is one of the largest administrative areas in Vrancea County, situated at an altitude of 480 m above sea level at the foothills of the Vrancea Mount ...
, Negrilești, Bârsești
Bârsești is a commune located in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bârsești and Topești, and also included Negrilești before it split off as a separate commune in 2003.
The commune is located in t ...
, Valea Sării
Valea Sării is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulga ...
, Vidra, Garoafa, Vânători.
References
{{Portal bar, Romania
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Vrancea County