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Jiu
Jiu
	View of the Jiu passing Craiova, Dolj County, Romania
	The Jiu in Romania
Standort
Land	Rumänien
Counties	Hunedoara; Gorj; Dolj;
Cities	Petroșani (Jiul de Est); Lupeni (Jiul de Vest); Târgu Jiu; Craiova;
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est, near Petroșani, Hunedoara
• coordinates	45°22′07″N 23°22′04″E / 45.36861°N 23.36778°E
• elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Mouth	Danube
• location	near Bechet, Dolj
• coordinates	43°46′41″N 23°48′48″E / 43.77806°N 23.81333°E
Length	340 km (210 mi)
Basin size	10,080 km2 (3,890 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	86 m3/s (3,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Jiul de Est, Gilort, Amaradia
• right	Jiul de Vest, Motru

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The Jiu (Romanian: [ʒiw] ^ⓘ; Hungarian: Zsil [ʒil]; German: Schil or Schiel; Latin: Rabon) is a river in southern Rumänien.^[1]^[2] It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est.

It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, Gorj, Mehedinți and Dolj before flowing into the Danube near Zăval,^[3] a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is 339 kilometres (211 mi) long, including its source river, Jiul de Vest.^[2]^[4] It has a basin of 10,430 km² (4,030 sq mi).^[2]^[4]^[5] Its average discharge at the mouth is 97 m³/s (3,400 cu ft/s).^[4]

The upper Jiu Valley, around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania's principal coal mining region.

Towns and cities

The following towns are situated along the Jiu, from source to mouth: Petroșani (Jiul de Est), Lupeni (Jiul de Vest), Bumbești-Jiu, Târgu Jiu, Turceni, Filiași, and Craiova.

Tributaries

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

Left: Jiul de Est, Izvor, Polatiștea, Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, Chițiu, Sadu, Curpenoasa, Tetila, Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, Amaradia (Gorj), Dâmbova, Cioiana, Gilort, Fratoștița, Cârnești, Răcari, Brădești, Amaradia (Dolj), Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, Gioroc
Right: Jiul de Vest, Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, Bratcu, Porcu, Sâmbotin, Cartiu, Pietroasa, Șușița (Gorj), Tismana, Timișeni, Jilț, Ceplea, Șușița (Mehedinți), Motru, Bâlta, Racovița, Argetoaia, Raznic, Tejac, Ulm, Prodila

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. p. 538.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 239–255. OCLC 895459847. River code: VII.1
^ Jiu (jud. Dolj), e-calauza.ro
^ ^a ^b ^c "Danube River Basin District, Part A - Roof Report" (PDF). ICPDR. April 2004. p. 12.
^ 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13

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[RO_Annex7538-1] "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. 538.

[RO_Atlas239-255VII.1-2] Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 239–255. OCLC 895459847. River code: VII.1

[3] Jiu (jud. Dolj), e-calauza.ro

[Danube_12-4] "Danube River Basin District, Part A - Roof Report" (PDF). ICPDR. April 2004. p. 12.

[5] 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13

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-| image_caption      = View of the river Jiu passing [[Craiova]] city, Dolj County, Romania
+| image_caption      = View of the Jiu passing [[Craiova]], Dolj County, Romania
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+| map_caption        = The Jiu in Romania
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+| length             = {{convert|340|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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+| discharge1_avg     = {{convert|86|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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 }}
-The '''Jiu''' ({{IPA-ro|ʒiw|lang|Ro-Jiu.ogg}}; {{lang-hu|Zsil}} {{IPA-hu|ʒil|}}; {{lang-de|Schil or Schiel}}; {{lang-la|Rabon}}) is a river in southern [[Romania]].{{GeoSource|RO|Annex7|538}}{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}} It is formed near [[Petroșani]] by the confluence of [[headwater]]s [[Jiul de Vest]] and [[Jiul de Est]].
+The '''Jiu''' ({{IPA|ro|ʒiw|lang|Ro-Jiu.ogg}}; {{lang-hu|Zsil}} {{IPA-hu|ʒil|}}; {{lang-de|Schil or Schiel}}; {{lang-la|Rabon}}) is a river in southern [[Romania]].{{GeoSource|RO|Annex7|538}}{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}} It is formed near [[Petroșani]] by the confluence of [[headwater]]s [[Jiul de Vest]] and [[Jiul de Est]].
-It flows southward through the Romanian counties [[Hunedoara County|Hunedoara]], [[Gorj County|Gorj]] and [[Dolj County|Dolj]] before flowing into the [[Danube]] a few kilometers upstream from the [[Bulgaria]]n city of [[Oryahovo]]. It is {{convert|339|km}} long, including its source river [[Jiul de Vest]].{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}<ref name=IPCDR>[https://www.icpdr.org/main/sites/default/files/Roof%20report%202003%20-%20Main%20document_FINAL.pdf Danube River Basin District, Part A - Roof Report], [[International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River|IPCDR]], p 12</ref> It has a basin of {{convert|10080|km2|abbr=on}}.{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}<ref name=IPCDR/><ref>[http://www.insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/anuarul_statistic_al_romaniei_carte_en.pdf 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook], p. 13</ref>
+It flows southward through the Romanian counties [[Hunedoara County|Hunedoara]], [[Gorj County|Gorj]], Mehedinți and [[Dolj County|Dolj]] before flowing into the [[Danube]] near [[Zăval]],<ref>[http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=48 Jiu (jud. Dolj)], e-calauza.ro</ref> a few kilometers upstream from the [[Bulgaria]]n city of [[Oryahovo]]. It is {{convert|339|km}} long, including its source river, [[Jiul de Vest]].{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}{{GeoSource|Danube||12}} It has a basin of {{convert|10430|km2|abbr=on}}.{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}{{GeoSource|Danube||12}}<ref>[http://www.insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/anuarul_statistic_al_romaniei_carte_en.pdf 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook], p. 13</ref> Its average [[discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] at the [[River mouth|mouth]] is {{cvt|97|m3/s}}.{{GeoSource|Danube||12}}
-The upper [[Jiu Valley]], around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania’s principal coal mining region.
+The upper [[Jiu Valley]], around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania's principal coal mining region.
 ==Towns and cities==
-The following towns are situated along the river Jiu, from source to mouth: [[Petroșani]] (Jiul de Est), [[Lupeni]] (Jiul de Vest), [[Bumbești-Jiu]], [[Târgu Jiu]], [[Turceni]], [[Filiași]], [[Craiova]].
+The following towns are situated along the Jiu, from source to mouth: [[Petroșani]] (Jiul de Est), [[Lupeni]] (Jiul de Vest), [[Bumbești-Jiu]], [[Târgu Jiu]], [[Turceni]], [[Filiași]], and [[Craiova]].
-[[File:Old Border Checkpoint.jpg|thumb|left|Border checkpoint between Romania and [[Austria-Hungary]] on the Jiu gorge (cca. 1914)]]
+[[File:Old Border Checkpoint.jpg|thumb|left|Border checkpoint between Romania and [[Austria-Hungary]] in the Jiu Gorge ({{circa}} 1914)]]
 ==Tributaries==
-The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jiu (from source to mouth):{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}
+The following rivers are tributaries of the Jiu (from source to mouth):{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|239-255|VII.1}}
-*Left: [[Jiul de Est]], [[Izvor (Jiu)|Izvor]], [[Polatiștea]], Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, [[Chițiu]], [[Sadu (Jiu)|Sadu]], Curpenoasa, [[Tetila (river)|Tetila]], Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, [[Amaradia (Gorj)]], [[Dâmbova (river)|Dâmbova]], [[Cioiana]], [[Gilort]], Cârnești, [[Brădești (Jiu)|Brădești]], [[Amaradia (Dolj)]], Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, [[Gioroc]]
+*Left: [[Jiul de Est]], [[Izvor (Jiu)|Izvor]], [[Polatiștea]], Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, [[Chițiu]], [[Sadu (Jiu)|Sadu]], Curpenoasa, [[Tetila]], Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, [[Amaradia (Gorj)]], [[Dâmbova]], [[Cioiana]], [[Gilort]], Fratoștița, Cârnești, Răcari, [[Brădești (Jiu)|Brădești]], [[Amaradia (Dolj)]], Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, [[Gioroc]]
-*Right: [[Jiul de Vest]], Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, [[Bratcu]], [[Porcu (Jiu)|Porcu]], [[Sâmbotin (river)|Sâmbotin]], Cartiu, Pietroasa, [[Șușița (Gorj)]], [[Tismana (river)|Tismana]], Timișeni, [[Jilț]], Ceplea, [[Șușița (Mehedinți)]], [[Motru (river)|Motru]], Racovița, [[Argetoaia River|Argetoaia]], [[Raznic]], Tejac, Ulm, Prodila
+*Right: [[Jiul de Vest]], Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, [[Bratcu]], [[Porcu (Jiu)|Porcu]], [[Sâmbotin]], Cartiu, Pietroasa, [[Șușița (Gorj)]], [[Tismana (river)|Tismana]], Timișeni, [[Jilț]], Ceplea, [[Șușița (Mehedinți)]], [[Motru (river)|Motru]], Bâlta, Racovița, [[Argetoaia (river)|Argetoaia]], [[Raznic]], Tejac, Ulm, Prodila
 ==See also==
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 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
-* Trasee turistice - județul Dolj [http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=trasee-turistice-dolj]
-{{commons category|Jiu River}}
+{{Commons category|Jiu River}}
 {{Danube}}
 {{Portal bar|Romania}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Rivers of Romania]]
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 [[Category:Rivers of Gorj County]]
 [[Category:Rivers of Dolj County]]
-[[Category:Tributaries of the Danube]]

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