Racovăț (Prut)

Racovăț
Country Ukraine, Moldova
Basin
River mouth Prut at Corpaci
48°00′45″N 27°07′56″E / 48.0124°N 27.1321°E / 48.0124; 27.1321 (Mouth of Racovăț)Coordinates: 48°00′45″N 27°07′56″E / 48.0124°N 27.1321°E / 48.0124; 27.1321 (Mouth of Racovăț)
Progression Prut→ Danube→ Black Sea
Physical characteristics
Length 67 km (42 mi)
Features
Tributaries
  • Right:
    Draghiște

The Racovăț (Ukrainian: Раковець - Rakovets) is a 67 km (42 mi) long left tributary of the river Prut in western Ukraine and northern Moldova.[1] Its source is near the village Hvizdivtsi (Sokyriany Raion), Ukraine. After a few kilometers, it crosses into Moldova. It flows through the villages Clocușna, Hădărăuți, Corestăuți, Marcăuți, Bălcăuți, Halahora de Sus, Tîrnova, Gordinești and Brînzeni, and it discharges into the Prut near the village Corpaci, on the border with Romania. Its largest tributary is the Draghiște, which flows into the Racovăț near Brînzeni.

References

  1. ↑ Evaluarea hidrologică a bazinului r. Prut, L. Chirică
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