Motru River

For other uses of "Motru", see Motru (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 44°33′21″N 23°27′03″E / 44.55583°N 23.45083°E / 44.55583; 23.45083

Motru River
River
Motru river at Negoiești, Mehedinți county
Countries	Romania
Counties	Gorj County, Mehedinţi County
Tributaries
- right	Coşuştea
Towns	Motru, Strehaia
Mouth	Jiu
- location	near Filiaşi
- coordinates	44°33′21″N 23°27′03″E / 44.55583°N 23.45083°E / 44.55583; 23.45083
Length	139 km (86 mi)
Basin	1,874 km2 (724 sq mi)
Official River Code	VII.1.36

The Motru River is a tributary of the Jiu River in the Southwest of Romania. The hydrological basin of the Motru has an area of 1874 km². The Motru is 138,8 km long.^[1]

Towns and villages

The following towns are situated along the river Motru, from source to mouth: Padeş, Cătunele, Motru, Broşteni, Strehaia, Butoieşti

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Motru:

Left: Frumosu, Valea Râsului, Cărpinei, Valea Mare, Izvoarele, Lupoaia, Ploştina, Băzăvan, Boca

Right: Milearu, Păltinei, Motrul Sec, Bulba, Crainici, Peşteana, Coşuştea, Huşniţa, Sălătruc, Coşovăţ

History

The ancient Dacian name of the river was Amutria, which is homonymous with a settlement in the area. The Dacian town of Amutria is mentioned in ancient sources like Ptolemy's Geographia (c. 150 AD) and Tabula Peutingeriana (2nd century AD), and placed around the river.^[2] After the Roman conquest of Dacia, Amutria was part of an important road network, between Drubetis and Pelendava.

See also

• Dacia

Notes

1. ^ L. Leustean, National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics
2. ^ Schütte 1917, p. 96.

References

• Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
• Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
• Localităţi Mehedinţene [1]
• Trasee turistice - judeţul Gorj [2]
• Trasee turistice - judeţul Mehedinţi [3]
• Schütte, Gudmund (1917). Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe: a reconstruction of the prototypes. Copenhagen: H. Hagerup. http://books.google.com/books?id=SkngAAAAMAAJ.