Romen (river)
| Romen | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ромен (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Mouth | Sula |
• coordinates | 50°44′44″N 33°30′15″E / 50.74556°N 33.50417°E |
| Length | 111 km (69 mi) |
Basin size | 1,645 km2 (635 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression |
Sula→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
The Romen (Ukrainian: Ромен; Russian: Ромен) is a right tributary of the Sula with a length of 111 km and a drainage basin of 1,645 km2. It begins in the northern Ukrainian Oblast of Chernihiv and flows into the Sula near the Sumy Oblast city of Romny. The average discharge quantity amounts to 3 m3/s at the delta.
The name is of Baltic origin, cognate with the Lithuanian romus ('quiet').[1]
References
- ^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 355.