Gurghiu (river)
Appearance
(Redirected from Șirod River)
Gurghiu Görgény, Rosengraben | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania |
Counties | Mureș County |
Municipalities | Ibăneşti, Gurghiu, Reghin |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gurghiu Mountains |
• elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
Mouth | Mureș |
• location | Reghin |
• coordinates | 46°47′34″N 24°43′26″E / 46.7928°N 24.7239°E |
Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
Basin size | 563 km2 (217 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Secuș, Orșova |
• right | Fâncel, Isticeu, Cașva |
The Gurghiu (Hungarian: Görgény-patak, German: Rosengraben) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Mureș.[1][2] It flows through the municipalities Ibăneşti, Hodac, Gurghiu and Solovăstru, and joins the Mureș in the town Reghin.[3] Its length is 53 km (33 mi) and its basin size is 563 km2 (217 sq mi).[2]
Tributaries
[edit]The following rivers are tributaries to the river Gurghiu (from source to mouth):[2]
- Left: Secuș, Sebeș, Șirod and Orșova
- Right: Lăpușna, Neagra, Fâncel, Tisieu, Tireu, Isticeu and Cașva
References
[edit]- ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 274–275.
- ^ a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 139–140. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.54
- ^ Gurghiu / Creanga Alba (jud. Mures), e-calauza.ro