Ialomița (river)

Ialomița
Ialomița River crossing DN2A
The Ialomița in Romania
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Dâmbovița, Prahova, Ilfov, Ialomița
Cities	Târgoviște, Slobozia
Physical characteristics
Source	Bucegi Mountains
- location	north of Moroeni
Mouth	Danube
- location	near Hârșova
- coordinates	44°41′54″N 27°51′21″E
Length	417 km (259 mi)
Basin size	10,350 km^2 (4,000 sq mi)
Discharge
- location	mouth
- average	45 m^3/s (1,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
- left	Prahova

The Ialomiţa River (Romanian: Râul Ialomiţa) is a river in the southern part of Romania. It comes up from the Bucegi Mountains of the Carpathians and flows into the Danube.

The upper part of the river is sometimes called Valea Obârşiei River or Obârşia Ialomiţei River.

Cities

• Târgovişte
• Slobozia

Tributaries

• Prahova River

Lakes and dams

• Lake Scropoasa