Lăpuș (river)
The Lăpuș (Hungarian: Lápos) is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania.[1][2] Its source is in the Lăpuș Mountains, Maramureș County. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of Baia Mare. It flows through the communes Băiuț, Lăpuș, Târgu Lăpuș, Vima Mică, Șomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului, Coaș, Săcălășeni, Groși, Coltău, Recea and Tăuții-Măgherăuș. Its length is 119 km (74 mi) and its basin size is 1,875 km2 (724 sq mi).[2]
| Lăpuș | |
|---|---|
.JPG.webp) The Lăpuș at Preluca Nouă | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Maramureș County |
| Towns | Târgu Lăpuș, Șomcuta Mare |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lăpuș Mountains |
| Mouth | Someș |
• coordinates | 47°39′22″N 23°24′05″E |
• elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Length | 119 km (74 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,875 km2 (724 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Someș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Suciu |
| • right | Cavnic, Săsar |
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lăpuș (from source to mouth):[2]
References
- "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. 109–110.
- Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 83–86. OCLC 895459847. River code: II.1.66
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