Arieșul Mare
| Arieșul Mare | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Counties | Alba County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Gârda Seacă, Albac |
| - right | Neagra |
| Villages | Arieșeni, Scărișoara, Albac |
| Source | |
| - location | Bihor Mountains, Mount Vârtopul |
| - elevation | 1,260 m (4,134 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°30′23″N 22°40′53″E / 46.50639°N 22.68139°E |
| Mouth | Arieș |
| - location | Lake Mihoești near Câmpeni |
| - elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°ECoordinates: 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E |
| Progression | Arieș→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
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. It flows through the villages Arieșeni, Gârda de Sus, Scărișoara, Albac and Vadu Moților, and joins the Arieșul Mic (the other headwater) near Câmpeni. It is fed by several smaller streams:
- from the right side: Cobleş, Gârda Seacă, Popasele, Vâlcea, Mișu, Lespezea and Albac
- from the left side: Vârciorog, Galbena, Valea Cepelor, Buciniș, Dizdit and Neagra.
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României București 1971
- Trasee turistice - Județul Alba
- Trasee turistice - județul Bihor
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