Arieș
| Arieș Aranyos | |
|---|---|
 The Arieș in Turda | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba, Cluj |
| Towns | Turda, Câmpia Turzii |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of headwaters Arieșul Mare and Arieșul Mic |
| • location | Lake Mihoești |
| • coordinates | 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E |
| • elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Gura Arieșului | |
• coordinates | 46°25′45″N 23°58′38″E / 46.42917°N 23.97722°E |
• elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Length | 166 km (103 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,005 km2 (1,160 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Arieșul Mare, Iara |
| • right | Arieșul Mic, Abrud |
The Arieș (
Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River", the name being derived from the Latin "Aureus". The Hungarian name "Aranyos" means "Golden" and it was first mentioned in 1177.[4]
Course
The source of the river is in the
The towns of Câmpeni, Baia de Arieș, Turda, and Câmpia Turzii lie on the river Arieș. The upper valley of the river, Țara Moților, is a beautiful rustic region and an important mining region (centered in Roșia Montană), rich in gold, silver and uranium. Those mines of the Metaliferi Mountains (part of the Apuseni Mountains) were exploited since Dacian times, and later on they attracted the Roman conquest.
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Arieș, from source to mouth:
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Arieș (from source to mouth):[2]
Left: Arieșul Mare, Valea Caselor (Câmpeni), Bistra, Bistrișoara, Valea Mare, Dobra, Valea Caselor (Lupșa), Lupșa, Sartăș, Sălciuța, Poșaga, Ocoliș, Ocolișel, Iara, Borzești, Hășdate, Valea Pordei, Săndulești, Valea Racilor, Aluniș, Valea Sărată, Pârâul Florilor, Valea Largă
Right: Arieșul Mic, Sohodol, Abrud, Valea Luteștilor, Ștefanca, Valea Mușcanilor, Valea Șesii, Hermăneasa, Cioara, Valea Largă, Cheia, Rimetea, Văleni, Plăiești, Bădeni, Racoșa, Valea Odăii Beteag
References
- Notes
- ^ "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. pp. 309–311.
- ^ OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.81
- ^ 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13
- ^ Vistai András János. "Erdélyi helynévkönyv". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- Sources
- Kniezsa István- Erdély földrajzi nevei [1]
