Jijia

For the village in Botoșani County, see Albești, Botoșani.

The Jijia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈʒiʒia]) (Ukrainian: Жижія, romanized: Zhyzhiya) is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania, a right tributary of the Prut.^[1][2] It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoșani County through the town of Dorohoi and meets the Prut in Gorban, Iași County.^[3] It has a length of 287 km (178 mi),^[4] of which 275 km in Romania,^[2] and a drainage area of about 5,770 km² (2,230 sq mi), of which 5,757 km² (2,223 sq mi) in Romania.^[2][5] Major tributaries are the rivers Sitna, Miletin and Bahlui.

Jijia
Location
Country	Ukraine, Romania
Counties	Botoșani, Iași
Town	Dorohoi
Physical characteristics
Source	Ukraine
• elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Mouth	Prut
• location	Gorban
• coordinates	46°54′12″N 28°04′58″E
Length	287 km (178 mi)
Basin size	5,770 km2 (2,230 sq mi)
Discharge
• minimum	0.14 m3/s (4.9 cu ft/s)
• maximum	340 m3/s (12,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Prut→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• right	Sitna, Miletin, Bahlui

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Jijia (from source to mouth):^[2]

• Left: Tinca, Pârâul lui Martin, Bezerc, Putreda, Tălpeni, Săvescu, Ibăneasa, Ghițălăria, Buzunosu, Găinăria, Guranda, Gard, Mihăiasa, Ciornohal, Glăvănești, Iepureni, Hărbărău, Puturosul, Pop, Frasin.
• Right: Buhai, La Iazul cel Mare, Părul, Valea Iazurilor, Lunca, Drâslea, Sitna, Aluza, Miletin, Jijioara, Jirinca, Bahlui, Tamarca, Comarna, Covasna