Rimava Rima | |
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Location | |
Country | Slovakia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Veporské vrchy |
• elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Sajó |
• coordinates | 48°17′15″N 20°19′12″E / 48.2876°N 20.3199°E |
• elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
Length | 83 km (52 mi) |
Basin size | 1,378 km2 (532 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Sajó→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Rimava (Hungarian: Rima) is a river in southern central Slovakia, which flows only in the Rimavská Sobota District. It is a right tributary of the Slaná river. The Rimava is 83 km (52 mi) long and its basin size is 1,378 km2 (532 sq mi).[1]
Its source is in Veporské vrchy at approximately 1,130 m above sea level. It flows through the towns of Tisovec, Hnúšťa and Rimavská Sobota before merging into the Slaná river near Vlkyňa at 145 m a.s.l.
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