Lăpuș | |
Map: | Raul Lapus.png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Romania |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Maramureș County |
Subdivision Type3: | Towns |
Subdivision Name3: | Târgu Lăpuș, Șomcuta Mare |
Length: | 119km (74miles) |
Source1: | Lăpuș Mountains |
Mouth: | Someș |
Mouth Coordinates: | 47.6561°N 23.4014°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 143m (469feet) |
Basin Size: | 1875km2 |
Tributaries Left: | Suciu |
Tributaries Right: | Cavnic, Săsar |
The Lăpuș (Hungarian: Lápos) is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania. It originates in the Lăpuș Mountains, Maramureș County. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of Baia Mare.[1] It flows through the communes Băiuț, Lăpuș, Târgu Lăpuș, Vima Mică, Șomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului, Coaș, Săcălășeni, Groși, Coltău, Recea and Tăuții-Măgherăuș. Its length is 119km (74miles) and its basin size is 1875km2.
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lăpuș (from source to mouth):