Arieșul Mare
| Arieșul Mare | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba County |
| Villages | Arieșeni, Scărișoara, Albac |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Vârtopul |
| • location | Bihor Mountains |
| • coordinates | 46°30′23″N 22°40′53″E / 46.50639°N 22.68139°E |
| • elevation | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
| Mouth | Arieș |
• location | Lake Mihoești near Câmpeni |
• coordinates | 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E |
• elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arieș→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gârda Seacă, Albac |
| • right | Neagra |
The Arieșul Mare (Template:Lang-hu) is a river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is the left headwater of the river Arieș.[1][2] It flows through the villages Arieșeni, Gârda de Sus, Scărișoara, Albac and Vadu Moților, and joins the Arieșul Mic (the other headwater) in Mihoești near Câmpeni.[3] Its length is about 43 km (27 mi) and its basin size is about 400 km2 (150 sq mi).[2]
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Arieșul Mare (from source to mouth):[2]
- Left: Cobleș, Gârda Seacă, Valea Starpă and Albac
- Right: Vârciorog, Valea Cepelor, Bucura, Ghizghiț and Neagra
References
- ^ "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. 308–309.
- ^ a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 147–148. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.81
- ^ Ariesul Mare (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro
