Crișul Negru (river)
| Crișul Negru | |
| Fekete-Körös | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Bihor County, Arad County Békés County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Teuz |
| - right | Holod |
| Towns | Beiuș, Sarkad |
| Source | |
| - location | Apuseni Mountains Junction of headwaters Crișul Poienii and Crișul Băiței |
| - elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
| Mouth | Körös (Criş) |
| - location | near Gyula, Hungary |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Length | 168 km (104 mi) |
| Basin | 4,450 km2 (1,718 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Zerind |
| - average | 31.40 m3/s (1,109 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 648 m3/s (22,884 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 0.47 m3/s (17 cu ft/s) |
| Progression | Körös→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Crișul Negru (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés county). The river starts at the junction of headwaters Crișul Poienii and Crișul Băiței in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ștei and Beiuș in Romania. One its tributaries is the small Roșia River. Crossing the border of Hungary the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river. Part of the water from the river Crișul Repede is diverted towards the Crișul Negru by the Criș Collector Canal.
Hydronymy
The name of this river comes from earlier Dacian Krísos, which meant "black",[1] making this a doublet (cf. Bulg čer "black", Old Church Slavonic čǐrnǔ, Old Prussian kirsnan, Albanian sorrë "raven") with Romanian negru "black".
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Negru, from source to mouth: Vașcău (on Crișul Poienii), Ștei, Rieni, Drăgăneşti, Oradea, Tărcaia, Beiuș, Șuncuiuș, Uileacu de Beiuș, Șoimi, Căpâlna, Tinca, Batăr, Avram Iancu, Zerind in Romania, and Sarkad in Hungary.
Headwaters and tributaries
The two headwaters of the Crișul Negru are the Crișul Poienii and the Crișul Băiţei, that are united at Ștei. The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Negru:
- Left: Crișul Poienii, Cusuiuş, Tărcăiţa, Finiş, Căldărești, Șerpoasa, Arman, Hăigaș, Răchest, Teuz
- Right: Crişul Băiţei, Valea Neagră, Crăiasa, Crişul Pietros, Talpe, Mizieș, Valea Nimăieștilor, Ioaniș, Roșia, Prisaca, Săliștea, Holod, Pusta, Trif, Săraz, Valea Nouă
References
- ↑ Katičic', Radislav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans, Part One. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 150.
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Bihor [1]
Maps
- Harta munții Codru Moma [2]
- Harta munții Pădurea Craiului [3]
- Harta munții Bihor-Vlădeasa [4]
- Harta munţii Apuseni
- Harta Munților Vlădeasa [5]
- Harta Munții Bihor
