The Vișeu (Hungarian: Visó) in northern Romania is a left tributary of the river Tisza.[2][3] Its source is in the Rodna Mountains. It passes through the following villages, communes and cities: Borșa (city), Moisei (commune), Vișeu de Sus (city), Vișeu de Jos (commune), Leordina (commune), Petrova (commune), Bistra (village), Valea Vișeului (village). In Valea Vișeului village, the river flows into the Tisza.[4] Its length is 82 km (51 mi).[5][3] Its drainage basin covers an area of 1,581 km2 (610 sq mi).[6]: 23 [3]
| Vișeu | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Vișeu in Romania | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Maramureș |
| Towns | Borșa, Vișeu de Sus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rodna Mountains, Prislop Pass |
| • elevation | 1,409 m (4,623 ft) |
| Mouth | Tisza |
• location | Valea Vișeului |
• coordinates | 47°54′46″N 24°8′44″E / 47.91278°N 24.14556°E |
• elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,581.8 km2 (610.7 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)39.08 m3/s (1,380 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Vaser, Ruscova |
Tributaries
editThe following rivers are tributaries to the river Vișeu (from source to mouth):[3]
Left: Fântâna, Negoescu, Repedea, Pârâul Pietros, Izvorul Dragoș, Izvorul Negru, Drăguiasa, Bocicoel, Spânu, Mârza, Plăiuț
Right: Cercănel, Cisla, Vaser, Valea Vinului, Valea Morii, Ruscova, Frumușeaua, Bistra, Runcu Mare
References
edit- ^ a b "Danube River".
- ^ "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. 43.
- ^ a b c d Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 43. OCLC 895459847. River code: I.1.1
- ^ Viseu / Viseut, Valea Borsa, Borsa (jud. Maramures), e-calauza.ro
- ^ Analysis of 3-10 March 2001 flood in the basins of the Vișeu and Iza Rivers (in Romanian)
- ^ Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007, IPCDR
