The Iza is a left
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the river
Tisa in northern
Romania
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. Its source is in the
Rodna Mountains
Rodna Mountains ( ro, Munții Rodnei, hu, Radnai-havasok) are a subdivision of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village. At , is the highest peak in all of the Eastern Carpathians.
...
. It flows into the Tisa near the city
Sighetu Marmației
Sighetu Marmației (, also spelled ''Sighetul Marmației''; german: Marmaroschsiget or ''Siget''; hu, Máramarossziget, ; uk, Сигіт, Syhit; yi, סיגעט, Siget), until 1960 Sighet, is a city (municipality) in Maramureș County near the ...
. It passes through the communes
Săcel,
Săliștea de Sus,
Dragomirești,
Bogdan Vodă,
Șieu,
Rozavlea,
Strâmtura,
Bârsana,
Oncești,
Vadu Izei, and Sighetu Marmației. Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
covers an area of .
[Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007]
IPCDR Its length is .
Analysis of 3-10 March 2001 flood in the basins of the Vișeu and Iza Rivers
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Iza:
*Left: Valea Carelor, Bistrița, Bâleasa, Baicu, Slatina, Ieud, Gârbova Mare, Botiza, Sâlța, Slătioara, Valea Morii, Văleni, Mara, Șugău
*Right: Valea Satului, Valea Muntelui, Valea Caselor, Valea Porcului, Rona
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Maramureș County
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