Romen River

Romen, Ромен
Country Ukraine
Basin
Main source Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
River mouth Sula River
Basin size 1,645 km2 (635 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 111 km (69 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s)

The Romen River (Ukrainian: Ромен; Russian: Ромен) is a right tributary of the Sula River with a length of 111 km and a drainage basin of 1,645 km². It begins in the northern Ukrainian Oblast of Chernihiv and flows into the Sula River near the Sumy Oblast city of Romny. The average discharge quantity amounts to 3 m³/s at the delta.

The name is of Baltic origin; cf. Lithuanian romus 'quiet'.[1]

References

  1. E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 355.

Coordinates: 50°44′44″N 33°30′15″E / 50.74556°N 33.50417°E / 50.74556; 33.50417


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