Cracău
(Redirected from Purcăroaia River)
| Cracău | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Neamț County |
| Villages | Crăcăoani, Bodești, Girov, Roznov |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of headwaters Cracăul Alb and Cracăul Negru |
| • location | Magazia |
| • coordinates | 47°06′01″N 26°15′04″E / 47.1004°N 26.2511°E |
| Mouth | Bistrița |
• location | Roznov |
• coordinates | 46°49′05″N 26°31′33″E / 46.8181°N 26.5259°E |
| Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
| Basin size | 447 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Bistrița→ Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Cracău is a left tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania.[1][2][3] It is formed at the confluence of its headwaters Cracăul Alb and Cracăul Negru in Magazia. It discharges into the Bistrița in Roznov.[4] Its length is 66 km (41 mi) (including its source river Cracăul Alb) and its basin size is 447 km2 (173 sq mi).[2]
Tributaries
[edit]The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cracău (from source to mouth):[2]
- Left: Cracăul Alb, Burloaia, Zahorna, Bahna
- Right: Cracăul Negru, Purcăroaia, Burdaleuca, Almaș
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. p. 912.
- ^ a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 397–398. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.53.60
- ^ Ovidiu Gabor - "Economic Mechanism in Water Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2008., map page 10
- ^ Cracaul (jud. Neamt), e-calauza.ro
External links
[edit]- Tourist map, Parcul Vânători-Neamț
