Nera (Danube) Nera (Danube) The Nera (, or Нера, ) is a river running through Romania and Serbia. It is a left tributary of the Danube, which it joins near Banatska Palanka. The Nera rises in the Semenic mountains, the easternmost part of the Banat region, south of the city of Reșița, in the Caraș-Severin County of Romania. The river starts at the confluence of headwaters of the Nergana and Nerganița then flows straight to the south from the Piatra Grozbe peak, under which it springs. Reaching the village of Borlovenii Vechi, the Nera turns southwest, flowing between the Semenic and Banat
Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc. report by the National Wild and Scenic River Study states that “[t]he study area functions as critical migration-related habitat for shorebirds, songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, rails and fish. The Maurice River and its tributaries drain the Southwest portion of the Pinelands National Reserve, which is also an International Biosphere Reserve under the United Nations Man and Biosphere Program.” The New Jersey Landscape mapping indicates the Maurice River watershed as habitat for bald eagles, waterfowl, and several other migratory birds. In addition, the area contains the world’s largest population of "Aeschynomene virginica", (sensitive joint vetch). Its NatureServ Conservation Status is G2, globally