Orava (river)

Orava
Hungarian: Árva, German: Arwa, Polish: Orawa
Orava at Dolný Kubín, showing houses of Záskalie neighbourhood
Map
Location
CountrySlovakia
Physical characteristics
SourceOrava reservoir, taking water from White Orava in Slovakia and from Black Orava in Poland
 • locationOrava, Slovakia
 • coordinates49°23′N 19°33′E / 49.383°N 19.550°E / 49.383; 19.550
 • elevation601 m (1,972 ft)
MouthVáh river
 • location
Kraľovany
 • coordinates
49°09′N 19°09′E / 49.150°N 19.150°E / 49.150; 19.150
 • elevation
430.7 m (1,413 ft)
Length62.0 km (38.5 mi)
Basin size1,991.8 km2 (769.0 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average34.5 m3/s (1,220 cu ft/s)
 • minimum2.3 m3/s (81 cu ft/s)
 • maximum1,120 m3/s (40,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionVáhDanubeBlack Sea

The Orava (Hungarian: Árva) is a river in north-western Slovakia passing through a picturesque country, in the Orava county. Its source is nowadays the Orava water reservoir whose waters flooded the confluence of Biela (White) Orava and Čierna (Black) Orava in 1953. It flows into the river Váh near the village of Kraľovany. It is 62.0 km (38.5 mi) long and its basin size is 1,192 km2 (460 sq mi).[1]