Chineja

River in Galați County, Romania

LocationCountryRomaniaCountiesGalați CountyTownsBerești, Târgu BujorPhysical characteristicsSourceBerești • locationCovurlui Plateau MouthPrut

• location

Giurgiulești

• coordinates

45°28′22″N 28°11′21″E / 45.4728°N 28.1892°E / 45.4728; 28.1892Length79 km (49 mi)Basin size780 km² (300 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionPrut→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Chineja is a right tributary of the river Prut in Romania.^[1]^[2]^[3] It flows through the towns and villages Berești, Târgu Bujor, Foltești, Tămăoani, Frumușița, Tulucești and Vânători, and through the Lake Brateș. Its length is 79 km (49 mi) and its basin size is 780 km² (300 sq mi).^[2]

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Chineja (from source to mouth):^[2]

Left: Slivna, Mieloea, Radiciu, Roșcani
Right: Băneasa, Bujorul, Covurlui, Frumușița, Ijdileni

References

^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 1084–1085.
^ ^a ^b ^c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 462–463. OCLC 895459847. River code: XIII.1.27
^ Evaluarea hidrologică a bazinului r. Prut Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, L. Chirică