Editing Danube Delta (section)

=== Distributaries of the Danube ===

The [[Danube]] branches into three main [[Distributary|distributaries]] into the [[river delta|delta]], '''[[Chilia branch|Chilia]]''', '''[[Sulina branch|Sulina]]''', and '''[[Sfântu Gheorghe branch|Sfântul Gheorghe]] (Saint George)'''. The last two branches form the '''Tulcea''' channel, which continues as a single body for several kilometers after the separation from the Chilia. At the mouths of each channel [[Alluvion|gradual formation of new land]] takes place, as the delta continues to expand.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Main distributaries of the Danube
|-
! Danube arm
!Length (km)
!Flow (m<sup>3</sup>/s)<br>(1921–1990)
|-
| ''' [[Chilia branch|Chilia]]'''
| 120
| 3800
|-
| ''' [[Sulina branch|Sulina]]'''
| 64
| 1250
|-
| ''' [[Sfântu Gheorghe branch|Sfântu Gheorghe]]'''
''' (Saint George)'''
| 70
| 1500
|-
|}
[[File:Danube Delta Distributary.jpg|thumb|Danube Delta Distributary in Kyslytsia village, Ukraine]]
'''[[Chilia branch|Chilia]]''', in the north, the longest, youngest, and most vigorous, with two secondary internal deltas and one microdelta in full process of formation at its mouth (to Ukraine).

'''[[Sulina branch|Sulina]]''', the central and thus the shortest arm, which consequently led to its extensive use for traffic and severe transformation. At its mouth is located the main port and a single settlement with urban characteristics of the Romanian part of the delta. Because of the [[alluvium]] deposited at its mouth, a channel gradually advancing into the sea (presently it has 10km) was built in order to protect navigation.

[[Sfântu Gheorghe branch|Sfântul Gheorghe]] ('''Saint George''' in English), in the south, is the oldest and most sparsely populated. Its [[alluvium]] has led to the creation, beginning in 1897, of the [[Sacalin Island]]s, which today measures 19km in length.
[[File:Danube delta chart.png|600px|thumb|center|Map created in 2010]]
[[File:Cañas (Phragmites australis), Delta del Danubio, Rumanía, 2016-05-28, DD 18.jpg|thumb|Danube Delta in Romania]]