The Danube flows 2,800 km from Donaueschingen in Germany’s Black Forest into the Black Sea in Romania and Ukraine (see map on back page). Where it meets the sea it forms a vast delta, shown in the satellite photograph. The delta contains the largest continuous stretch of marshland in Europe and the biggest area of reed beds in the world.
Like all major rivers, the Danube carries enormous amounts of silt. We are often not aware of this material until a river floods. As the floodwaters recede a vast quantity of mud and debris can be left behind. This is testimony to the load of silt the river has been carrying. The faster the river flows, the more strength and energy it has and the greater the load it can carry.
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