Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.
| Tisza | |
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Map of the Tisza | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Towns | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Eastern Carpathians, Ukraine |
| • elevation | 2,020 m (6,630 ft) |
| Mouth | Danube |
• location | Downstream of Novi Sad, Serbia |
• coordinates | 45°8′17″N 20°16′39″E |
| Length | 966 km (600 mi) |
| Basin size | 156,087 km2 (60,266 sq mi) 154,073.1 km2 (59,488.0 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Novi Slankamen, Serbia (near mouth) |
| • average | 820 m3/s (29,000 cu ft/s) 920.111 m3/s (32,493.4 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 160 m3/s (5,700 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 4,500 m3/s (160,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Szeged, Hungary (173.6 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 138,857.7 km2 (53,613.3 sq mi) |
| • average | 769 m3/s (27,200 cu ft/s) 890.451 m3/s (31,446.0 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Szolnok, Hungary (334.6 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 72,889.4 km2 (28,142.8 sq mi) |
| • average | 546 m3/s (19,300 cu ft/s) 578.922 m3/s (20,444.4 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tokaj, Hungary (543.079 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 49,120.9 km2 (18,965.7 sq mi) |
| • average | 465 m3/s (16,400 cu ft/s) 468.77 m3/s (16,554 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Vásárosnamény, Hungary (684.45 km upstream of mouth - Basin size: 30,978.9 km2 (11,961.0 sq mi) |
| • average | 340.62 m3/s (12,029 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Someș, Körös, Mureș, Bega |
| • right | Bodrog, Sajó, Eger, Zagyva |
The Tisza begins near Rakhiv in Ukraine, at the confluence of the White Tisa and Black Tisa, which is at coordinates 48°4′29″N 24°14′40″E (the former springs in the Chornohora mountains; the latter in the Gorgany range). From there, the Tisza flows west, roughly following Ukraine's borders with Romania and Hungary, then briefly as the border between Slovakia and Hungary, before entering into Hungary, and finally into Serbia. The Tisza enters Hungary at Tiszabecs, traversing the country from north to south. A few kilometers south of the Hungarian city of Szeged, it enters Serbia. Finally, it joins the Danube near the village of Stari Slankamen in Vojvodina, Serbia.
The Tisza drains an area of about 156,087 km2 (60,266 sq mi) and has a length of 966 km (600 mi) Its mean annual discharge is seasonally 792 m3/s (28,000 cu ft/s) to 1,050 m3/s (37,000 cu ft/s). It contributes about 13% of the Danube's total runoff.
Attila the Hun is said to have been buried under a diverted section of the river Tisza.