Körös Explained

Körös / Criș
Map:Körös.png
Map Size:280px
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Name1:Hungary and Romania
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Type5:Towns
Length:128.6km (79.9miles)
Discharge1 Location:Csongrád (near mouth)
Discharge1 Avg:105m3/s115.859m3/s[1]
Source1:Confluence of headwaters Crișul Alb and Crișul Negru
Source1 Location:near Gyula
Source1 Coordinates:46.7003°N 21.2692°W
Source1 Elevation:85m (279feet)
Mouth:Tisza
Mouth Location:near Csongrád
Mouth Coordinates:46.7172°N 20.1883°W
Mouth Elevation:80m (260feet)
Basin Size:27537km227123.2km2[2]
Tributaries Left:Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös)
Tributaries Right:Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös)

The Körös (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈkørøʃ/) or Criș (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /'kriʃ/) (German: Kreisch) is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is 128.6km (79.9miles) from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) to its outflow into the Tisza. Its drainage basin area is 27537km2.[3] It has three source rivers, all with their origin in the Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania, Romania: Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös) and Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös). The confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) is near the town Gyula. The Körös downstream from Gyula is also called the Kettős-Körös (Hungarian for "double Körös"). 37.3 km further downstream, near Gyomaendrőd, the Sebes-Körös (Crișul Repede) joins the Körös/Criș. The section downstream from Gyomaendrőd is also called the Hármas-Körös (Hungarian for "triple Körös"). The Körös flows into the Tisza River near Csongrád.

It was known in antiquity as the "Chrysus", Crisus, Crisia, Grisia, or Gerasus.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivers Network. 2020. 2022-03-14. 2022-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012235247/https://www.riversnetwork.org/rbo/index.php/river-blogs/east-europe/itemlist/category/1019-tisza. dead.
  2. Web site: Rivers Network. 2020. 2022-03-14. 2022-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012235247/https://www.riversnetwork.org/rbo/index.php/river-blogs/east-europe/itemlist/category/1019-tisza. dead.
  3. https://www.icpdr.org/main/sites/default/files/Tisza_RB_Analysis_2007.pdf Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007