Galga

For the town in South Australia, see Galga, South Australia.

The Galga is a right tributary of the river Zagyva in the Cserhát mountains and the Great Hungarian Plain, Hungary. It originates at Becske, Nógrád County, at the Hill Szandai. The river flows into the Zagyva at Jászfényszaru.

Galga
Location
Country	Hungary
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cserhát mountains near Becske
Mouth
• location	Zagyva (near Jászfényszaru)
• coordinates	47.5523°N 19.7159°E / 47.5523; 19.7159
Length	58 km (36 mi)
Basin size	568 km2 (219 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.6 m3/s (21 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Zagyva→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

Because of the major disasters caused by the river overflowing in the 1970s, it became regulated by the Aszód-based GAVIT, which is responsible for the Galga and all of the streams flowing into the river.