Galda River Gáldi-patak | |
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Location | |
Country | Romania |
Counties | Alba County |
Villages | Întregalde, Galda de Sus, Benic, Galda de Jos |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Mureș |
- location | Sântimbru |
- coordinates | 46°05′32″N23°37′21″E / 46.0923°N 23.6226°E Coordinates: 46°05′32″N23°37′21″E / 46.0923°N 23.6226°E |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Galceru, Cetea |
- right | Mlaca, Găldița, Tibru, Cricău |
Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Galda River (Hungarian:Gáldi-patak ) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Sântimbru.
Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary it is also spoken by communities of Hungarians in the countries that today make up Slovakia, western Ukraine (Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia and northern Slovenia. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America and Israel. Like Finnish and Estonian, Hungarian belongs to the Uralic language family. With 13 million speakers, it is the family's largest member by number of speakers.
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.
The Mureș is a 789-kilometre-long (490 mi) river in Eastern Europe. Its drainage basin covers an area of 30,332 km2 (11,711 sq mi). It originates in the Hășmașu Mare Range in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, Romania, rising close to the headwaters of the Olt River, and joins the Tisza at Szeged in southeastern Hungary.
The Aiud River (Hungarian:Enyed-patak) or Aiudul de Sus River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Aiud. The upper reach is also known as Vălișoara River.
The Geoagiu River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Teiuș.
The Pianu River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Vințu de Jos.
The Cugir River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Șibot.
The Ormeniș River is a tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Decea. Its name is from the Hungarian meaning “Armenian Creek”.
The Sebeș is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. The upper reach of the river is also known as Frumoasa. The Romanian and Hungarian name Sebeș and Sebes originate from the Hungarian adjective sebes meaning "speedy", while the German name means Mill Creek. The source of the river is on the south slope of the Cindrel Mountains, in the southwestern part of Sibiu County. It discharges into the Mureș in Alba Iulia.
The Lechința River or Comlod River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Iernut. Its Hungarian name is from the “komló” for hops, so its name means “Hops Creek”.
The Mirăslău River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Mirăslău.
The Lopadea River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Mirăslău.
The Gârbova River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Gârbova de Jos.
The Fărău River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Noșlac. Its name means "Hot Creek" in Hungarian.
The Rât is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Ciumbrud.
The Valea Dosului River is a tributary of the Mureş River in Transylvania, Romania.
The Șesul Băgăului River or Pusta Băgăului River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Micoșlaca.
The Herja River is a tributary of the Mureş River in Transylvania, Romania.
The Unirea River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Unirea.
The Valea Papii River is a tributary of the Mureş River in Romania.
The Valea la Șipot River is a tributary of the Mureş River in Romania.
The Hăpria River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Teleac.
The Târnava Mare is a river in Romania. Its total length is 223 km, and its drainage basin area is 3,666 km2. Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, near the sources of the Mureș and Olt in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties of Harghita, Mureș, Sibiu, and Alba. The cities of Odorheiu Secuiesc, Sighișoara, and Mediaș lie on the Târnava Mare. It joins the Târnava Mică in Blaj, forming the Târnava.
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