Crişul Negru River

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Crişul Negru River
(Fekete-Körös)
Countries	Romania Hungary
Counties	Bihor County Békés county
Villages	Ştei, Petrileni, Rieni, Sudrigiu, Păntăşeşti Drăgăneşti, Beiuş, Şuncuiuş, Uileacu de Beiuş, Urviş de Beiuş, Şoimi, Sânnicolau de Beiuş, Suplacu de Tinca, Căpâlna, Tinca, Tăut, Batăr, Talpoş, Tămaşda, Zerind, Ant
Length	560 km (348 mi)
Watershed	4,450 km² (1,718 sq mi)
Discharge at	Zerind
- average	31.40 m³/s (1,109 cu ft/s)
- maximum	648 m³/s (22,884 cu ft/s)
- minimum	0.47 m³/s (17 cu ft/s)
Source
- location	Apuseni Mountains Junction of headwaters Crişul Poienii and Crişul Băiţei
- elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Mouth	Körös (Criş)
- location	Gyula, Hungary
Major tributaries
- left	Crişul Poienii, Pascu, Cusuiuş, Hinchiriş, Mierag, Arjochi Tărcăiţa, Finiş, Căldăreşti, Şerpoasa Valea Mare, Arman, Cereşeg Valea Seacă, Valea Pinilor, Crişul Mic, Rătăşel, Răchest, Teuz, Zerind
- right	Crişul Băiţei, Sighiştel, Valea Neagră, Crăiasa, Crişul Pietros, Talpe, Mizieş, Valea Nimăieştilor, Roşia, Săliştea, Holod, Pusta, Săraz, Valea Nouă,

The Crişul Negru (Romanian) or Fekete-Körös (Hungarian) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés county). The river starts at the junction of headwaters Crişul Poienii and Crişul Băiţei in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ştei and Beiuş in Romania. One its tributaries is the small Roşia River. Crossing the border of Hungary the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river.

The name of this river comes from earlier Dacian Krísos, which meant "black"^[1], making this a doublet (cf. Bulg čer "black", Old Church Slavonic čǐrnǔ, Old Prussian kirsnan, Albanian sorrë "raven") with Romanian negru "black".