Eger (; "Eger Stream") is the longest watercourse in and around the city Eger in Hungary. From the area by the village of Balaton, by the Vajda well, the stream flows through the valley of Eger between the Bükk and Mátra mountains. After 68 kilometers in a south-easterly direction, the stream empties into Lake Tisza (Tisza) from the right side. The length of the main branch is about 40 kilometers. Almost the entire area of the districts of Eger and Bélapátfalva lies in the catchment area of the watercourse, therefore it is a crucial component in the hydrography of the region. The stream is part of the Eger–Laskó–Csincse water system.
The stream is known by the name Rima (Rima-patak) in the lower reaches, downstream from the village of Nagytálya.
Geography
The Eger stream originates in the western foothills of the Bükk Mountains, in the Ózd-Egercsehi basin, at an altitude of 360 metres above sea level. The stream runs southwards across the foothills of the western half of the mountain range in the north-south direction in the trench of its own fault line, then cuts through the Egri-Bükk valley to the Hevesi plain, which forms the northern edge of the lowlands, and then turns eastwards across the county border to form the western edge of the Borsodi-Mezőség region. The stream finally flows into the artificially created Lake Tisza between Poroszló and Négyes at an altitude of 89 m above sea level. When the reservoir was created, a large stretch of the former bed of the Eger stream and its surroundings was brought below the water level of the artificial lake. At the low water level of Lake Tisza, the former bed is still visible in places.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Eger: Left Right Length (km) Basin size (km2) Average discharge (m3/s) Bekölcei-patak 7 21 0.057 Villói-patak 10.5 22.3 0.061 Gilitka-patak 8.5 4.7 Tárkányi-patak 16.4 103.4 0.369 Ostoros-patak 30.4 105.7 0.414 Kánya-patak 35 262.8 0.569 Csincse 48 430.4 1.849 Eger 68 1,378.6 4.105
The main watercourses of the Eger stream catchment River Mouth coordinates Source level (m) Estuary level (m) Highest point (m) Length (km) Basin size (km2) Average discharge (m3/s) Eger-patak 360 89 959 87.4 1378.6 4.105 Bekölcei-patak
380 280 457 7 21 0.057 Recska-patak
550 290 880 6.5 24.5 0.091 Kecső-patak
368 291 880 5.5 Melés-patak
482 299 880 4.0
Villó-patak
330 250 454 10.5 22 0.061 Mónos-patak
350 272 525 1.5
Gilitka-patak
380 248 630 8.5 4.7 Almár-patak
328 189 396 4.5 Tárkányi-patak
275 180 959 16.4 103.4 0.369 Löki-patak
500 275 959 6.5 9.2 Tárkányi-víz
500 275 554 4.5 6.6 Vöröskő-patak
400 210 950 8 29.3 0.096 Hideg-patak
554 257 899 6.8 0.038 Peskő-völgyi-patak
557 318 899 4.5 Mellér-völgyi-patak
600 208 791 8.5 8.6 Mész-völgyi-patak
662 208 815 9 Berva-patak
518 186 645 11.5 16.9 0.054 Ostoros-patak
207 100 569 30.4 105.6 0.414 Novaji-patak
163 124 336 9 33.1 0.06 Kánya-patak
470 94 950 35 262.8 1.054 Hór-patak
503 106 950 30.5 151.7 0.497 Mész-patak
260 212 595 3.5
Cseresznyés-patak
466 192 658 8 9.8 Szoros-patak
412 172 669 9.5 16.9 0.066 Kövesdi-ér
106 96 111 7.5 Csincse
337 92 720 48 430.4 1.849 Geszti-patak
260 120 316 13 27.8 0.11 Kis-Csincse
207 105 224 9 29.3 0.076 Nagy-Csincse
337 95 720 34.2 145.1 0.478 Kácsi-patak
230 95 683 26 170.2 0.552 Sályi-patak
216 113 668 19 57.2 0.183 Réti-patak
305 112 377 11.5 22.3 0.073 Gyilkos-ér
110 95 115 8 18 0.078 Lator-patak
290 94 377 28.5 55.5 0.203 Cserépváraljai-patak
212 142 325 8 13.3 0.04 Tardi-ér
116 94 180 11.5 40.7 0.241
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