Jump to content

Lăpuș (river)

Coordinates: 47°39′22″N 23°24′05″E / 47.65611°N 23.40139°E / 47.65611; 23.40139
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Tinoasa River (Lăpuș))
Lăpuș
The Lăpuș at Preluca Nouă
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesMaramureș County
TownsTârgu Lăpuș, Șomcuta Mare
Physical characteristics
SourceLăpuș Mountains
MouthSomeș
 • coordinates
47°39′22″N 23°24′05″E / 47.65611°N 23.40139°E / 47.65611; 23.40139
 • elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Length119 km (74 mi)
Basin size1,875 km2 (724 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSomeșTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftSuciu
 • rightCavnic, Săsar

The Lăpuș (Hungarian: Lápos) is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania.[1][2] It originates in the Lăpuș Mountains, Maramureș County. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of Baia Mare.[3] It flows through the communes Băiuț, Lăpuș, Târgu Lăpuș, Vima Mică, Șomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului, Coaș, Săcălășeni, Groși, Coltău, Recea and Tăuții-Măgherăuș. Its length is 119 km (74 mi) and its basin size is 1,875 km2 (724 sq mi).[2]

Tributaries

[edit]

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lăpuș (from source to mouth):[2]

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. pp. 109–110.
  2. ^ a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 83–86. OCLC 895459847. River code: II.1.66
  3. ^ Lapus (jud. Maramures), e-calauza.ro