Crișul Alb (river)

Râul Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös)
River
Countries	Romania, Hungary
Counties	Romania: Hunedoara, Arad Hungary: Békés
Tributaries
- left	Cigher
Towns	Brad, Gyula
Source
- location	Apuseni Mountains
Mouth	Körös
- location	near Gyula
- coordinates
Length	236 km (147 mi)
Progression	Körös→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Crișul Alb (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania in the historical region of Transylvania and south-eastern Hungary (Békés county). Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni). It flows through the towns Brad, Ineu, Chișineu Criș in Romania, and Gyula in Hungary. Crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fehér-Körös, joins the Fekete-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös River.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crișul Alb, from source to mouth. In Romania: Brad, Baia de Criș, Hălmagiu, Gurahonț, Dieci, Sebiș, Bocsig, Ineu, Șicula, Chișineu-Criș

In Hungary: Gyula, Doboz

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Crișul Alb:

• Left: Valea Laptelui, Plai, Buceş, Bucureşci, Luncoiu, Ţebea, Birtin, Vaţa, Prăvăleni, Valea Mare, Valea Rea, Sighişoara, Musteşti, Bodeşti, Almaş, Chisindia, Gut, Cigher, Chişer

• Right: Artan, Brad, Junc, Ribiţa, Baldovin, Obârșa, Ociu, Hălmăgel, Leasa, Glimea, Tăcaşele, Zimbru, Feniş, Crocna, Dumbrăviţa, Craicova, Topasca, Sebiş

The Canalul Morilor, an irrigation canal, runs parallel to the Crișul Alb through the lowland area between Buteni and Pilu.

References

• Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
• Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
• Trasee turistice - județul Arad [1]
• Trasee turistice - județul Hunedoara [2]

Maps

• Harta județului Alba [3]
• Harta județului Hunedoara [4]
• Harta interactivă județul Arad [5]