Vuka (river)

Vuka
Vukovar, place where Vuka empties into the Danube
Country Croatia
Physical characteristics
River mouth Danube
45°21′09″N 19°00′19″E / 45.3525°N 19.0052°E / 45.3525; 19.0052Coordinates: 45°21′09″N 19°00′19″E / 45.3525°N 19.0052°E / 45.3525; 19.0052
Length 112 km (70 mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression Danube→ Black Sea
Basin size 644 km2 (249 sq mi)[1]

Vuka is a river in eastern Croatia, a right tributary of the Danube river. At 112 kilometres (70 miles), it is the 13th-longest river flowing through Croatia and it has a drainage area of 644 square kilometres (249 square miles).[1] The river is located in Vukovar-Srijem County, in the Slavonia region. It empties into the Danube at the town of Vukovar, which got its name from the river.

The ancient name of Pannonian Illyrians for Vuka was Volcos.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 23 May 2018.


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