Eger (Tisza)

Eger Rima
Eger Stream in Eger
Location
Country	Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source	Close to the village of Balaton, Bükk Mountains
• location	Hungary
• coordinates	48°06′39″N 20°17′18″E / 48.1108°N 20.2884°E / 48.1108; 20.2884
• elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Mouth
• location	Lake Tisza
• coordinates	47°40′44″N 20°42′47″E / 47.6788°N 20.7131°E / 47.6788; 20.7131
• elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Length	68 km (42 mi)
Basin size	1,378.6 km2 (532.3 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	3.237 m3/s (114.3 cu ft/s) to 4.105 m3/s (145.0 cu ft/s)[2][3]
Basin features
Progression	Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Csincse-patak, Kánya-patak, Tárkányi-patak, Gilitka-patak, Recska-patak
• right	Almár-patak, Villói-patak, Bekölcei-patak

Eger (Hungarian: Eger-patak; "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.^[4] After 68 kilometers in a south-easterly direction, the stream empties into Lake Tisza (Tisza) from the right side.^[5] 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.^[6]

The stream is known by the name Rima (Rima-patak) in the lower reaches, downstream from the village of Nagytálya.