Someșul Mic
The Someșul Mic (Little Someș, Hungarian: Kis-Szamos) is a river in north-western Romania (Cluj County). At its confluence with the Someșul Mare in Dej, the Someș is formed.[1][2] Its total length is 178 km (111 mi), and its drainage basin area is 3,773 km2 (1,457 sq mi).[2][3] It is formed at the confluence of two headwaters, Someșul Cald ("Warm Someș") and Someșul Rece ("Cold Someș"), that come from the Apuseni Mountains. From the confluence, in Gilău, the Someșul Mic flows east and north through Cluj-Napoca, Apahida and Gherla, until it meets the Someșul Mare in Dej.
Someșul Mic | |
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![]() Banks of Someșul Mic River in Cluj-Napoca | |
Location | |
Country | Romania |
Counties | Cluj County |
Towns | Cluj-Napoca, Gherla, Dej |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of the Someșul Rece and Someșul Cald |
• location | Gilău |
Mouth | Someș |
• location | near Dej |
• coordinates | 47°8′41″N 23°54′48″E |
Length | 178 km (111 mi) |
Basin size | 3,773 km2 (1,457 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Someș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Someșul Cald, Nadăș |
• right | Someșul Rece, Fizeș |
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Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Someșul Mic, from source to mouth: Gilău, Luna de Sus, Florești, Gârbău, Cluj-Napoca, Sânnicoară, Apahida, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Răscruci, Bonțida, Fundătura, Iclozel, Livada, Hășdate, Gherla, Mintiu Gherlii, Petrești, Salatiu, Mănăstirea, Mica.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Someșul Mic:[2]
- Left: Someșul Cald, Căpuș, Nadăș, Pârâul Chintenilor, Valea Caldă, Feiurdeni, Borșa, Lonea, Lujerdiu, Valea Mărului, Orman, Nima, Pârâul Ocnei
- Right: Someșul Rece, Feneș, Gârbău, Becaș, Zăpodie, Mărăloiu, Gădălin, Fizeș, Bandău
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. p. 81.
- Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 68–76. OCLC 895459847. River code: II.1.31
- 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13