Bega Veche Explained

Bega Veche
Name Other:Beregsău, Стари Бегеј
Pushpin Map:Serbia#Romania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Romania, Serbia
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Timiș County, Vojvodina Province
Subdivision Type3:Communes
Subdivision Name3:Bogda, Mașloc, Fibiș, Pișchia, Giarmata, Sânandrei, Săcălaz, Cenei, Žitište, Zrenjanin
Mouth:Bega
Mouth Location:Zrenjanin
Mouth Coordinates:45.4368°N 20.456°W
Tributaries Left:Băcin
Tributaries Right:Măgheruș, Apa Mare

The Bega Veche (also: Beregsău, Serbian: Стари БегејStari Begej) is a left tributary of the river Bega in Romania and Serbia. It discharges into the canalized part of the Bega near Zrenjanin. In Romania, its length is 107km (66miles) and its basin size is 2108km2. The lower part of the river is the old course of the Bega. It drains the area north of the city of Timișoara. It flows through the villages Comeat, Bogda, Charlotenburg, Remetea Mică, Fibiș, Pișchia, Cerneteaz, Covaci, Sânandrei, Săcălaz, Beregsău Mare, Beregsău Mic, Bobda and Cenei in Romania, and through Hetin and Banatski Dvor in Serbia. Many rivers of the Banat plain have been channelized. The channelization started in the 18th century and has continued in the following centuries. At present most of these rivers have been integrated into the system of drainage channels of the area. This development has significantly modified the original natural river network.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bega Veche (in downstream order):