Prut
| Prut Porata, Pyretus | |
|---|---|
Prut River near Hoverla, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | |
Map of the Prut River | |
| Location | |
| Country | |
| Oblasts/ Counties/ Districts | Ukraine: Romania: Moldova: |
| Cities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mt. Hoverla, Carpathian Mountains |
| • location | Yablunytsia, Nadvirna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| • coordinates | 48°9′16.9194″N 24°30′32.2194″E / 48.154699833°N 24.508949833°E |
| Mouth | Danube |
• location | Galați, Romania Giurgiulești, Moldova |
• coordinates | 45°28′8″N 28°12′28″E / 45.46889°N 28.20778°E |
| Length | 953 km (592 mi) |
| Basin size | 27,540 km2 (10,630 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Cheremosh, Jijia |
| Official name | Prut River Headwaters |
| Designated | 20 March 2019 |
| Reference no. | 2395 |
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; Romanian pronunciation: [prut], Ukrainian: Прут) is a river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube, and is 953 km (592 mi) long. Part of its course forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine.