Bega (Tisza)
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The Bega or Begej (Romanian: Bega; Serbian: Бегеј / Begej; German: Bega; Hungarian: Béga, formerly Kistemes), is a 244 km (152 mile) long river in Romania (169 km; 105 mi.) and Serbia (75 km; 47 mi.).[1][4][5] It rises in the Poiana Ruscă Mountains in Romania, part of the Carpathian Mountains, and it flows into the Tisa river near Titel, Vojvodina, Serbia. Its drainage basin covers an area of 4,458 km2 (1,721 sq mi),[6]: 22 of which 2,362 km2 (912 sq mi) in Romania.[7][5]
Quick Facts Bega Begej / Бегеј, Location ...
Bega Begej / Бегеј | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania, Serbia |
Towns | Romania: Făget, Recaș, Timișoara Serbia: Zrenjanin, Ečka |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of headwaters Bega Luncanilor and Bega Poienilor |
• location | Poiana Ruscă Mountains, Romania |
Mouth | Tisa river near Titel, Serbia |
• coordinates | 45°12′30″N 20°18′55″E |
Length | 244 km (152 mi) [1] |
Basin size | 4,458 km2 (1,721 sq mi) 6,249.6 km2 (2,413.0 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Titel, Serbia (near mouth) |
• average | 22 m3/s (780 cu ft/s) 18.869 m3/s (666.4 cu ft/s)[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Bega Luncanilor, Gladna, Bega Veche |
• right | Bega Poienilor, Chizdia |
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