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Where does most water flowing from the Carpathian Mountains drain?
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Carpathian Mountains
Regional division of the Carpathian Mountains (top) and a geologic cross section of the Western Carpathians (bottom). The location of the cross section is shown by the line NāS on the map.
Approximately 90 percent of the water runoff from the Carpathian Mountains drains into the Black Sea.1
The mountain chain is closely linked to the Danube River system, which serves as a primary drainage route, along with the Prut River and the Dniester River. In contrast, only the northern slopes of the rangeālocated primarily in Poland and Slovakiaādrain into the Baltic Sea via the Vistula and Oder river basins.1