Cibin River

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Cibin River
The Cibin River at Gura Râului
Countries	Romania
Counties	Sibiu County
Length	82 km (51 mi)
Watershed	2,184 km² (843 sq mi)
Discharge at	Mouth
- average	14.7 m³/s (519 cu ft/s)
Source
- location	Cindrel Mountains, Junction of headwaters: Râul Mare and Râul Mic.
Mouth	Olt River
Major tributaries
- left	Râul Mic, Breaza, Pârâul Negru (Sălişte River), Rusciori, Hârtibaciu
- right	Râul Mare, Valea Cărbunarului, Valea Mare, Mărăjdia, Valea Lupului, Trinkbach, Valea Aurie, Valea Săpunului, Sebeş, Pârâul Argintului, Râul Tocilelor, Pârâul Sărăţii, Sadu, Lungşoara
Official River Code	VIII.1.120

Cibin (German: Zibin) is a river in central Romania, in the South part of Transylvania. Its source is in the Cindrel Mountains (known also as Cibin Mountains) of the Southern Carpathian Mountains. The river is formed at the junction of two headwaters: Râul Mare and Râul Mic. The river flows entirely in Sibiu County. The source is close to the highest peak in the Cibin Mountains.

It is an important tributary of the Olt River, flowing into this close to Tălmaciu, in the immediate vicinity of the Podu Olt railway station. Its total length is of 82 km.

The river forms the depression (Sibiu Depression) in which lies the city of Sibiu through which it flows. Close to the mountains, the river flows through the Mărginimea Sibiului area, known for its strong Romanian traditions. Two of the biggest communes of Sibiu County - Gura Râului and Orlat are situated on the river banks.

The main tributaries of Cibin are:

the Pârâul Negru (Cibin)/Pârâul Negru (Sălişte river), close to Orlat,
the Hârtibaciu River close to Mohu and
the Sadu River close to Tălmaciu.

The economical importance or the river comes from the dam close to Gura Râului, which, besides generating electrical power, represents the biggest source of drinking water for the city of Sibiu. Also a few construction aggregate quarries stations are situated on the river.