Kysuca

Kysuca
River Kysuca near Kysucké Nové Mesto after short summer storm
Basin
River system	Danube
Main source	Javorníky mountains, near Makov (Žilinský kraj , Slovakia)
Source elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
River mouth	Váh in Žilina 49°14′07″N 18°43′50″E / 49.23528°N 18.73056°E / 49.23528; 18.73056Coordinates: 49°14′07″N 18°43′50″E / 49.23528°N 18.73056°E / 49.23528; 18.73056
Size	1,038 km2 (401 sq mi)
Physiognomy
Length	66.3 km (41.2 mi)

The Kysuca River (Hungarian: Kiszuca) is a 66.3 km long river in northern Slovakia and it's a right tributary to Váh. The river gives name to the informal Kysuce region.

Its source is near the village of Makov. At first, the river flows in northwestern direction, where it flows around Javorníky on the right and Kysucké Beskydy mountains on the left side, passing through the town of Turzovka until the town of Čadca, where it turns south, between Javorníky on the right and Kysucká vrchovina mountains on the left side, passing Horelica, Krásno nad Kysucou, Kysucké Nové Mesto until it pours to Váh in Žilina. In the valley of Kysuca south of Čadca, a railway and an international road (currently E75, in the future D3) passes through it.

Kysuca river in winter - Čadca

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