Bodrog

The Bodrog is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. It is a tributary to the river Tisza. The Bodrog is formed by the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica near Zemplin (village) in eastern Slovakia. It crosses the Slovak–Hungarian border at the village of Felsőberecki (near Sátoraljaújhely) in Hungary, and Streda nad Bodrogom in Slovakia, where it is also the lowest point in Slovakia (94.3 m AMSL), and continues its flow through the Hungarian county Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, until it meets the river Tisza,[1] in Tokaj. A town along its course is Sárospatak, in Hungary.

Bodrog
River Tisza and Bodrog at Tokaj from above
Location
CountrySlovakia, Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationConfluence of Ondava and Latorica rivers in Slovakia
Mouth 
  location
Tokaj
Length67 km (42 mi)
Basin size13,579 km2 (5,243 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average115 m3/s (4,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionTiszaDanubeBlack Sea

Its length is 67 km (15 in Slovakia, 52 in Hungary). Its watershed area is 13,579 km² of which 972 km² is in Hungary. The river is rich in fish.

References

  1. "Area along the Bodrog". bodrogtura.eu. Retrieved 4 September 2015.


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