Rimetea (river)

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Rimetea
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Location
Country Romania
Counties Alba County, Cluj County
Villages Rimetea, Buru
Physical characteristics
SourceArdascheia Ridge
  location Trascău Mountains, Alba County
  coordinates 46°26′50″N23°32′31″E / 46.44722°N 23.54194°E / 46.44722; 23.54194
  elevation806 m (2,644 ft)
Mouth Arieș
  location
Buru, Cluj County
  coordinates
46°30′29″N23°36′4″E / 46.50806°N 23.60111°E / 46.50806; 23.60111 Coordinates: 46°30′29″N23°36′4″E / 46.50806°N 23.60111°E / 46.50806; 23.60111
  elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Length17 km (11 mi)
Basin size42 km2 (16 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression ArieșMureșTiszaDanubeBlack Sea

The Rimetea is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County and Cluj County, western Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Arieș. [1] [2] It flows through the municipalities Rimetea and Iara, and joins the Arieș in the village Buru. Its length is 17 km (11 mi) and its basin size is 42 km2 (16 sq mi). [2]

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References

  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. p. 324.
  2. 1 2 Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 152. OCLC   895459847. River code: IV.1.81.29