Crișul Negru Explained

Crișul Negru

Name Other:

Fekete-Körös

Pushpin Map:

Hungary#Romania

Subdivision Type1:

Countries

Subdivision Name1:

Romania and Hungary

Subdivision Type2:

Counties

Subdivision Type3:

Towns

Length:

168km (104miles)

Discharge1 Location:

Zerind

Discharge1 Min:

0.47m3/s

Discharge1 Avg:

31.4m3/s

Discharge1 Max:

648m3/s

Source1:

Apuseni Mountains

Source1 Elevation:

1460m (4,790feet)

Mouth:

Körös (Criș)

Mouth Location:

near Gyula,
Hungary

Mouth Coordinates:

46.7003°N 21.2692°W

Basin Size:

4450km2

Tributaries Left:

Teuz

Tributaries Right:

Holod

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The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). The river has its source in the western Apuseni Mountains of Romania. Flowing through the Romanian towns of Ștei and Beiuș and 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.^[1] In Romania, its length is 164km (102miles) and its basin size is 3820km2. 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",^[2] making this a doublet (cf. Bulg čer "black", Old Church Slavonic čǐrnǔ, Old Prussian kirsnan, Albanian sorrë "raven") with Romanian negru "black". The upper course, upstream from the confluence with the Crișul Băița, is sometimes called Crișul Poienii.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Negru, from source to mouth: Vașcău, Ștei, Rieni, Drăgănești, Tărcaia, Beiuș, Șuncuiuș, Uileacu de Beiuș, Șoimi, Căpâlna, Tinca, Batăr, Avram Iancu, Zerind in Romania, and Sarkad in Hungary.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Negru (from source to mouth):

Left: Criștior, Pârâul Țarinii, Briheni, Valea Mare (Cusuiuș), Tărcăița, Finiș, Căldărești, Șerpoasa, Valea Mare (Șuncuiș), Arman, Hălgaș, Fieghiu, Poclușa, Crișul Mic, Rătășel, Beliu, Răchest, Teuz
Right: Crișul Nou, Crișul Băița, Valea Neagră, Crăiasa, Crișul Pietros, Talpe, Mizieș, Nimăiești, Ioaniș, Valea Roșie, Prisaca, Săliște, Holod, Pusta, Saraz, Valea Nouă

Notes and References

http://www.mmediu.ro/app/webroot/uploads/files/2016-03-01_PMRI_Crisuri_SEA.pdf Planul de management al riscului la inundații - Administrația Bazinală de Apă Crișuri
Katičic', Radislav. Ancient Languages of the Balkans, Part One. Paris: Mouton, 1976: 150.