The Fărău (Hungarian: Forró-patak) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Mureș near Noșlac. Its length is 29 km (18 mi) and its basin size is 163 km2 (63 sq mi).[2] Its name means "Hot Creek" in Hungarian.
| Fărău Forró-patak | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba County |
| Villages | Șilea, Fărău, Vama Seacă |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Mureș |
• location | Downstream of Noșlac |
• coordinates | 46°24′15″N 23°53′56″E / 46.4041°N 23.8989°E |
| Length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Basin size | 163 km2 (63 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Alecuș, Turdaș, Silivaș |
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. p. 331.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 154. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.82
