The Homorod or Ciucaș is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Olt in Feldioara.[3] Its length is 40 km (25 mi) and its basin size is 322 km2 (124 sq mi).[2] Near the village of Satu Nou, the river divides into two branches, the main branch keeping the name of Homorod, while the secondary branch is named Homorodul Vechi. The two branches rejoin upstream of Feldioara.
| Homorod Ciucaș | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Brașov County |
| Villages | Vlădeni, Dumbrăvița, Satu Nou |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Perșani Mountains |
| Mouth | Olt |
• coordinates | 45°49′24″N 25°36′38″E / 45.8233°N 25.6105°E |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Basin size | 322 km2 (124 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Vulcănița |
| River code | VIII.1.51 |
Tributaries
editThe following rivers are tributaries to the river Homorod (from source to mouth):
- Left: Popilnica, Hămăradia, Valea Caselor, Valea Ursului, Geamăna (near Satu Nou)
- Right: Valea Boului, Valea Cărbunelui, Geamăna (near Dumbrăvița), Pârâul Auriu, Vulcănița
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. 662–663.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 274–275. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.51
- ^ Homorod / Ciucasu (jud. Brasov), e-calauza.ro
