Arieșul Mare Explained

Arieșul Mare
Pushpin Map:Romania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Romania
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Alba County
Subdivision Type3:Villages
Subdivision Name3:Arieșeni, Scărișoara, Albac
Source1:Mount Vârtopul
Source1 Coordinates:46.5064°N 22.6814°W
Source1 Elevation:1260m (4,130feet)
Mouth:Arieș
Mouth Location:Lake Mihoești near Câmpeni
Mouth Coordinates:46.3722°N 23.0169°W
Mouth Elevation:570m (1,870feet)
Tributaries Left:Gârda Seacă, Albac
Tributaries Right:Neagra

The Arieșul Mare (Hungarian: Nagy-Aranyos) is a river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is the left headwater of the river Arieș. It flows through the villages Arieșeni, Gârda de Sus, Scărișoara, Albac and Vadu Moților, and joins the Arieșul Mic (the other headwater) in Mihoești near Câmpeni.[1] Its length is about 43km (27miles) and its basin size is about 400km2.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Arieșul Mare (from source to mouth):

Notes and References

  1. http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=39 Ariesul Mare (jud. Alba)