Marcal

Marcal
Marcal
Location
Country	Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source	Bakony
• location	Sümeg
• elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Mouth	Rába
• location	Győr
• coordinates	47°38′11″N 17°31′46″E / 47.6363°N 17.5295°ECoordinates: 47°38′11″N 17°31′46″E / 47.6363°N 17.5295°E
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Rába→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Marcal is a right tributary of the Rába which rises near Sümeg in the Bakony region of western Hungary. The river flows north and reaches Ukk on the Little Hungarian Plain. It follows a path similar to the Rába, and in many places the two rivers are only a kilometer apart. The two rivers meet at Győr.

Other[]

The Marcal one week after the Ajka alumina plant accident

In October 2010, the Marcal was contaminated in a chemical spill by red mud and temporarily suffered massive loss of aquatic life from which it has since recovered.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ Jahn, George (7 October 2010). "Toxic red sludge reaches the Danube River". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
^ "Hungarian red mud spill did little long-term damage".

External links[]

Marcal River website (in Hungarian)

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[yahoo-1] Jahn, George (7 October 2010). "Toxic red sludge reaches the Danube River". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

[2] "Hungarian red mud spill did little long-term damage".

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