Jiu (river)
The Jiu is a river in southern Romania. 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 and Dolj before flowing into the Danube a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgarian city of Oryahovo. It is long, including its source river Jiul de Vest. It has a basin of.
The upper Jiu Valley, around Petroșani and Lupeni, is Romania's principal coal mining region.The following towns are situated along the river Jiu, from source to mouth: Petroșani, Lupeni, Bumbești-Jiu, Târgu Jiu, Turceni, Filiași, Craiova.
on the Jiu gorge Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jiu :
- Left: Jiul de Est, Izvor, Polatiștea, Radul, Pârâul Alb, Păiușu, Chițiu, Sadu, Curpenoasa, Tetila, Iazu Topilelor, Hodinău, Amaradia, Dâmbova, Cioiana, Gilort, Fratoștița, Cârnești, Răcari, Brădești, Amaradia, Preajba, Lumaș, Leu, Gioroc
- Right: Jiul de Vest, Cândețu, Murga Mică, Murga Mare, Dumitra, Cerbănașu, Bratcu, Porcu, Sâmbotin, Cartiu, Pietroasa, Șușița, Tismana, Timișeni, Jilț, Ceplea, Șușița, Motru, Bâlta, Racovița, Argetoaia, Raznic, Tejac, Ulm, Prodila
