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Arieșul Mare

Coordinates: 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E / 46.37222; 23.01694
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Arieșul Mare
Arieșul Mare is located in Romania
Arieșul Mare
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesAlba County
VillagesArieșeni, Scărișoara, Albac
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Vârtopul
 • locationBihor Mountains
 • coordinates46°30′23″N 22°40′53″E / 46.50639°N 22.68139°E / 46.50639; 22.68139
 • elevation1,260 m (4,130 ft)
MouthArieș
 • location
Lake Mihoești near Câmpeni
 • coordinates
46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E / 46.37222; 23.01694
 • elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionArieșMureșTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftGârda Seacă, Albac
 • rightNeagra

The Arieșul Mare (Hungarian: Nagy-Aranyos) 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

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

References

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  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. 308–309.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Ariesul Mare (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro