Zagyva
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River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Its length is 160 km, and drains an area of about 5,677 km². The source is near Salgótarján
Salgótarján
Salgótarján is a city with county rights in Nógrád county, north-eastern Hungary.-Location:At the foot of Karancs mountain, in the Cserhát hills, 250 meters above sea level, north-east from Budapest, west from Miskolc...
in Nógrád
Nógrád
Nógrád is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary.- External links :*...
county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye
Bátonyterenye
Bátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.Bátonyterenye was created in 1984 by the unification of three villages . The new settlement became a city in 1989. Bátonyterenye was a typical socialist mining city.- External links :*...
, Pásztó
Pásztó
Pásztó is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.- External links :*...
, Hatvan
Hatvan
Hatvan is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". Hatvan is located at around ....
and Jászberény
Jászberény
Jászberény is a city and market centre in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary.- Location :Jászberény is located in central Hungary, on the Zagyva River, a tributary of the Tisza River...
and flows into the Tisza River at Szolnok
Szolnok
Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries....
. Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m³/s.