Drava
river in Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary
The Drava or Drave (German: Drau; Slovene: Drava; Croatian: Drava; Hungarian: Dráva; Italian: Drava) is a river in southern Central Europe. The length is 710 kilometres (440 mi).[1] It is a tributary of the Danube.
| Drava or Drave Drau, Dráva | |
|---|---|
 The Drava in Maribor, Slovenia | |
 Map of Drava River [1] | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Cities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North of the Neunerkofel/Cima Nove over the Toblacher Feld/Sella di Dobbiaco |
| - location | Toblach/Dobbiaco, South Tyrol/Alto Adige, Italy |
| - coordinates | 46°43′9″N 12°15′16″E / 46.71917°N 12.25444°E |
| - elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Mouth | Danube near Osijek |
| - location | Croatia |
| - coordinates | 45°32′38″N 18°55′31″E / 45.54389°N 18.92528°E |
| Length | 709.8 km (441.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 40,154 km2 (15,504 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Osijek, Croatia (19.8 km upstream of mouth) |
| - average | 552 m3/s (19,500 cu ft/s) |
| - minimum | 125 m3/s (4,400 cu ft/s) |
| - maximum | 3,000 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Belišće, Croatia (53.8 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 38,500 km2 (14,900 sq mi)[1] |
| - average | 544 m3/s (19,200 cu ft/s)[1] |
| - minimum | 160 m3/s (5,700 cu ft/s)[1] |
| - maximum | 2,232 m3/s (78,800 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Barcs, Hungary (154.1 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 33,977 km2 (13,119 sq mi)[1] |
| - average | 486 m3/s (17,200 cu ft/s)[1] (Period of data: 1896-2014)595 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s) |
| - minimum | 114 m3/s (4,000 cu ft/s)[1] (Period of data: 1896-2014)170 m3/s (6,000 cu ft/s) |
| - maximum | 3,040 m3/s (107,000 cu ft/s)[1] (Period of data: 1896-2014)3,070 m3/s (108,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Ormož, Slovenia (312.8 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 15,379 km2 (5,938 sq mi)[1] |
| - average | 292 m3/s (10,300 cu ft/s)[1] |
| - minimum | 28 m3/s (990 cu ft/s)[1] |
| - maximum | 1,994 m3/s (70,400 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Lavamünd, Austria (413.3 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 11,052 km2 (4,267 sq mi)[1] |
| - average | 280 m3/s (9,900 cu ft/s)[1] |
| - minimum | 95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s)[1] |
| - maximum | 2,400 m3/s (85,000 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
