Galga
Galga is a right tributary of the river Zagyva in the Cserhát mountains and the Great Hungarian Plain, Hungary. It originates at Becske, Nógrád County, at the Hill Szandai. The end of the river is at Jászfényszaru, where it flows into the Zagyva.
| Galga | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | Cserhát mountains near Becske |
| Mouth | |
⁃ location | Zagyva (near Jászfényszaru) |
⁃ coordinates | 47.5523°N 19.7159°E |
| Length | 58 km (36 mi) |
| Basin size | 568 km2 (219 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 0.6 m3/s (21 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Zagyva→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Because of the major disasters caused by the river in the 1970s, it became regulated by the Aszód-based GAVIT. It takes care about Galga and all of the streams flow into the river.
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