The Zăbala (in its uppermost course also: ''Zăbăluța'') is a right

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of the river Putna in

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. Its source is in the

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, close to the sources of the Putna, the Bâsca Mare and the

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. It flows through the communes

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. It discharges into the Putna near

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.Zabala vranceana (jud. Vrancea)
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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Zăbala: *Left: Arișoaia, Măcrișu, Palcău, Țipăul Mare, Petic,

*Right: Mârdanu, Goru, Căbălașu, Giurgiu, Zârna Mare, Zârna Mică

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Vrancea County {{Vrancea-river-stub