Elan (Prut)

River in Galați, Romania

Elan

Location
Country| Romania
Counties| Vaslui, Galați
Villages| Hurdugi, Poșta Elan, Murgeni
Physical characteristics
Source| Fălciu Hills
Mouth| Prut

• coordinates

| 46°05′52″N 28°06′08″E﻿ / ﻿46.0978°N 28.1022°E﻿ / 46.0978; 28.1022
Length| 73 km (45 mi)
Basin size| 606 km2 (234 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression| Prut→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Elan is a right tributary of the river Prut in Romania.[1][2][3] It discharges into the Prut near Vădeni, on the border with Moldova. Its length is 73 km (45 mi) and its basin size is 606 km2 (234 sq mi).[2]

## Tributaries[edit]

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Elan:[2]

* Left: Recea, Huluba, Oița
* Right: Grumezoaia, Cășla, Barboși, Mălăiești, Vutcani, Urdești, Jigălia, Mihona, Sărata

## References[edit]

1. ^ "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. p. 1079.
2. ^ a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 460–461. OCLC 895459847. River code: XIII.1.22
3. ^ Evaluarea hidrologică a bazinului r. Prut Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, L. Chirică

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