Lechința River Komlód-patak, Comlod River | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Romania |
Counties | Bistrița-Năsăud, Mureș |
Communes | Milaș, Crăiești, Râciu, Șincai, Band, Iclănzel, Iernut |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
Mouth | Mureș |
- location | Lechința |
- coordinates | 46°28′25″N24°12′41″E / 46.4736°N 24.2114°E Coordinates: 46°28′25″N24°12′41″E / 46.4736°N 24.2114°E |
Length | 66 km (41 mi) |
Basin features | |
Basin size | 537 km2 (207 sq mi) |
Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Lechința River or Comlod River ( Hungarian : Komlód-patak ) 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”.
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 following rivers are tributaries to the river Lechința:
The Ghemeș River is a tributary of the Lechinţa River in Romania.
The Milășelu River is a tributary of the Lechinţa River in Romania.
The Chilbucuț River is a tributary of the Lechinţa River in Romania.
The Șieu River is a left tributary of the river Someșul Mare in Romania. It discharges into the Someșul Mare near Beclean.
The Bârgău River is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania. It discharges into the Bistrița in Prundu Bârgăului. Its valley is on the west side of the Tihuța Pass.
The Luț is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Glodeni.
The Cobășel River or Cobăcel River is a right tributary of the river Someșul Mare in Romania. It discharges into the Someșul Mare in Șanț.
The Petrilaca River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Periș.
The Teșna River is a tributary of the Coșna River in Romania.
The Ier or Eriu is a right tributary of the river Barcău (Berettyó) in Romania and Hungary. It discharges into the Barcău in Pocsaj. The Andrid Dam is constructed on this river. The Ier flows through the villages Mihăieni, Eriu-Sâncrai, Ghirolt, Rădulești, Hotoan, Sudurău, Dindești, Andrid, Sălacea, Cherechiu, Săcueni, Diosig in Romania, and Pocsaj in Hungary.
The Galda River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Sântimbru.
The Romos or Romoșel is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Geoagiu.
The Geoagiu River ( Hungarian:Bózes-patak) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Geoagiu.
The Certej River (Hungarian:Csertés-patak) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș near Deva.
The Terebici River is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Sângeorgiu de Mureș.
The Căian River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Păuliș. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Duba, Răcaș and Carpen.
The Niraj is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureş County, northern Romania. Its name originates from the Hungarian word nyár, meaning "poplar". It is a left tributary of the river Mureș. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic.. It flows through the villages Câmpu Cetății, Eremitu, Mătrici, Călugăreni, Dămieni, Grâușorul, Vărgata, Miercurea Nirajului, Dumitreștii, Gălești, Bolintineni, Păsăreni, Murgești, Acățari, Stejeriș, Crăciunești, Ilieni, Gheorghe Doja, Leordeni and joins the Mureș near the town Ungheni.
The Urmeniș River is a tributary of the Lechinţa River in Romania.
The Cuieșd River is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Cristești. Its name originates from the Hungarian “kő” for “stone”, so its name means “Stony Creek”.
The Ulieș River is a tributary of the Lechinţa River in Romania.
The Șopteriu River or Valea Mare River is a tributary of the Lechinţa River in Romania.
This article related to a river in Mureș County is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This article related to a river in Bistrița-Năsăud County is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |