The Cugir (Hungarian: Kudzsir-patak) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Mureș near Șibot.[3] Its length is 67 km (42 mi) (including its headwater Râul Mare) and its basin size is 358 km2 (138 sq mi).[2][4]
| Cugir Kudzsir-patak | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba County |
| Villages | Cugir, Vinerea, Șibot |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of headwaters Râul Mare and Râul Mic |
| • location | Cugir |
| • coordinates | 45°49′29″N 23°22′35″E / 45.8246°N 23.3763°E |
| Mouth | Mureș |
• location | Șibot |
• coordinates | 45°56′55″N 23°20′35″E / 45.9486°N 23.3431°E |
| Length | 67 km (42 mi) |
| Basin size | 358 km2 (138 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Râul Mic |
| • right | Râul Mare, Chișag |
Course
editThe river starts at the confluence of headwaters Râul Mare and Râul Mic in the town Cugir. Both rivers have their source in the Șureanu Mountains. From Cugir, the river flows north and discharges into the Mureș near Șibot. In the final 3 km before the confluence, two branches split from the main river: one towards the left along the village Șibot, one towards the right along the village Balomiru de Câmp.
References
edit- ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 404–406.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 175. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.108
- ^ Cugir / Raul Mare-Cugir (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro
- ^ Valea Cugirului din preistorie până în zorii epocii moderne. Monumenta Archaeologica et Historica, Cristian Ioan Popa, p. 25-27
