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→ 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.