Arpaș

Coordinates: 45°47′16″N 24°37′09″E / 45.7877°N 24.6193°E / 45.7877; 24.6193
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Arpaș
The Arpaș near Arpașu de Sus
Arpaș is located in Romania
Arpaș
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesSibiu County
VillagesArpașu de Sus, Arpașu de Jos
Physical characteristics
SourceFăgăraș Mountains
MouthOlt
 • location
Arpașu de Jos
 • coordinates
45°47′16″N 24°37′09″E / 45.7877°N 24.6193°E / 45.7877; 24.6193
Length25 km (16 mi)
Basin size82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationMouth
 • average2.13 m3/s (75 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionOltDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftAlbota, Plăvaia, Arpășel
 • rightPodragu

The Arpaș (Hungarian: Árpás-patak) is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Olt in Arpașu de Jos.[3] The source of the Arpaș is in the Făgăraș Mountains. Its length is 25 km (16 mi) and its basin size is 82 km2 (32 sq mi).[2]

Hydronymy[edit]

The Hungarian name means "barley". The Romanian name derives from that.

References[edit]

  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. p. 682.
  2. ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 284. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.106
  3. ^ Arpasul / Arpasul Mare (jud. Sibiu), e-calauza.ro