Zagyva
| Zagyva | |
|---|---|
 The Zagyva near Szolnok | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nógrád County |
| Mouth | |
• location | TiszainSzolnok |
• coordinates | 47°10′21″N20°12′08″E/ 47.1724°N 20.2023°E |
| Length | 179 km (111 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,677 km2(2,192 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tisza→Danube→Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Galga |
TheZagyvais ariverinHungary.Its length is 179 km, and drains an area of about 5,677 km2.The source is nearSalgótarjáninNógrádcounty. It flows through the towns ofBátonyterenye,Pásztó,HatvanandJászberényand flows into theTiszaatSzolnok.Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m3/s. The Zagyva is the longest river in Hungary that has both its source and its confluence within the country's borders.
Etymology
[edit]The name comes fromSlavicsadjati:to settle (sediments).*Sadzava:a river that carries many sediments, see i.e.CzechSázava.[1]
In Hungarian, the name means 'muddled' (zagyvál(ni):'to muddle').[2]
Tributaries
[edit]The following rivers are tributaries to the river Zagyva (from source to mouth):
References
[edit]- ^Varsik, Branislav (1990).Slovanské (slovenské) názvy riek na Slovensku a ich prevzatie Maďarmi v 10.-12. storočí(in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. p. 82.ISBN80-224-0163-3.
- ^"zagyvál",Wiktionary,2021-10-28,retrieved2022-09-22
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