Körös

Körös
Râul Criș
River
The Körös near Kunszentmárton
Countries Hungary, Romania
Counties Békés, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Csongrád
Tributaries
 - left Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös)
 - right Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös), Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös)
Towns Békés, Szarvas
Source Confluence of headwaters Crișul Alb and Crișul Negru
 - location near Gyula
 - elevation 85 m (279 ft)
 - coordinates 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E / 46.70028°N 21.26917°E / 46.70028; 21.26917
Mouth Tisza
 - location near Csongrád
 - elevation 80 m (262 ft)
 - coordinates 46°43′2″N 20°11′18″E / 46.71722°N 20.18833°E / 46.71722; 20.18833Coordinates: 46°43′2″N 20°11′18″E / 46.71722°N 20.18833°E / 46.71722; 20.18833
Length 128.6 km (80 mi)
Basin 27,537 km2 (10,632 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 100 m3/s (3,531 cu ft/s)
Progression TiszaDanubeBlack Sea

The Körös ([ˈkørøʃ]; Romanian: Criș, German: Kreisch) is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is 128.6 km (79.9 mi) from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) to its outflow into the Tisza. Its drainage basin area is 27,537 km2 (10,632 sq mi).[1]:22 It has three source rivers, all of which have their origin in the Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania, Romania: Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös) and Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös). The confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) is near the town Gyula. The Körös downstream from Gyula is also called the Kettős-Körös (Hungarian for "double Körös"). 37.3 km further downstream, near Gyomaendrőd, the Sebes-Körös (Crișul Repede) joins the Criș/Körös. The section downstream from Gyomaendrőd is also called the Hármas-Körös (Hungarian for "triple Körös"). The Körös flows into the Tisza River near Csongrád.

It was known in antiquity as the "Chrysus", Crisus, Crisia, Grisia, or Gerasus, while an archaic German name is Kreisch.

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