Măgheruș (Mureș) Explained

Măgheruș
Name Other:Aluniș
Pushpin Map:Romania
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Romania
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Harghita County
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Name3:Toplița
Length:12km (07miles)
Mouth:Mureș
Mouth Location:Toplița
Mouth Coordinates:46.923°N 25.348°W
Basin Size:29km2

The Măgheruș (also: Aluniș, Hungarian: Magyarós-patak) is a small river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Harghita County, central Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Mureș. It flows through the municipality Toplița, and joins the Mureș in the village Măgheruș (part of Toplița),[1] where it is channelized. Its length is 12km (07miles) and its basin size is 29km2. Its name is from the Hungarian "mogyoró", and means "Nutty Creek".

Notes and References

  1. http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=1510 Magherus (jud. Harghita)