Wulka
The Wulka in Pöttelsdorf
Location
CountryAustria
StateBurgenland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Forchtenstein
 • coordinates47°42′05″N 16°18′28″E / 47.7014°N 16.3079°E / 47.7014; 16.3079
Mouth 
 • location
Near Donnerskirchen into Lake Neusiedl
 • coordinates
47°52′23″N 16°43′41″E / 47.8731°N 16.7281°E / 47.8731; 16.7281
Basin size402 km2 (155 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake Neusiedl→ Hanság-főcsatorna [de; hu]→ Rabnitz→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Wulka (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊlka] ⓘ) is a river of Burgenland, Austria. Its basin area is 402 km2 (155 sq mi).[1]

The river springs near Forchtenstein and the border to Lower Austria.[2] It flows through Trausdorf an der Wulka[3] and discharges near Donnerskirchen into Lake Neusiedl,[4] in former times a runoff-free lake, but nowadays drained by an artificial channel, the Hanság-főcsatorna [de; hu; it; nl; pl], into the Danube.

An article in the Journal of Hydrology stated that "Waste water treatment plants contributed up to 68% of monthly flow of River Wulka into the lake."[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Flächenverzeichnis der Flussgebiete: Leitha-, Rabnitz- und Raabgebiet" (PDF). Beiträge zur Hydrografie Österreichs Heft 63. December 2014. p. 58.
  2. ^ Google (28 March 2020). "Wulka source" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Google (28 March 2020). "Trausdorf and Wulka" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ Google (28 March 2020). "Wulka mouth" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ Soja, Gerhard; Züger, Johann; Knoflacher, Markus; Kinner, Paul; Soja, Anna-Maria (2013). "Climate impacts on water balance of a shallow steppe lake in Eastern Austria (Lake Neusiedl)". Journal of Hydrology. 480: 115–124. Bibcode:2013JHyd..480..115S. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.013.
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