Gurghiu (river)

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. Its length is 53 km (33 mi) and its basin size is 563 km2 (217 sq mi).[2]

Gurghiu
Görgény, Rosengraben
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesMureș County
MunicipalitiesIbăneşti, Gurghiu, Reghin
Physical characteristics
SourceGurghiu Mountains
 ⁃ elevation1,200 m (3,900 ft)
MouthMureș
 ⁃ location
Reghin
 ⁃ coordinates
46.7928°N 24.7239°E / 46.7928; 24.7239
Length53 km (33 mi)
Basin size563 km2 (217 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries 
 ⁃ leftSecuș, Orșova
 ⁃ rightFâncel, Isticeu, Cașva

Tributaries

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
  1. "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.
  2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 139–140. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.54
  • Trasee turistice - județul Mureș


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