Motru | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania |
Counties | Gorj, Mehedinți |
Towns | Motru, Strehaia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Jiu |
• location | near Filiași |
• coordinates | 44°33′21″N 23°27′03″E / 44.55583°N 23.45083°E |
Length | 139 km (86 mi) |
Basin size | 1,874 km2 (724 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Jiu→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Coșuștea |
The Motru is a right tributary of the river Jiu in Southwestern Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Jiu in Gura Motrului, near the town Filiași.[3] Its length is 134 km (83 mi) and its hydrological basin size is 1,895 km2 (732 sq mi).[2][4]