Lăpuş River
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Lăpuş River | |
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Countries | Romania |
Counties | Maramureş County |
Villages | Băiuţ, Strâmbu-Băiuţ, Lăpuş, Rogoz, Târgu-Lăpuş, Răzoare, Aspra, Remecioara, Remetea Chioarului, Săcălăşeni, Cătălina, Lăpuşel |
Length | 119 km (74 mi) |
Watershed | 1,875 km² (724 sq mi) |
Source | |
- location | Ţibleş Mountains Junction of headwaters Izvorul Alb and Izvorul Negru |
Mouth | Someş |
Major tributaries | |
- left | Izvorul Alb, Izvorul Văratecului, Tocila, Bloaja, Botizu, Roata, Grumba, Suciu, Nireş, Rohia, Valea Ursului |
- right | Izvorul Negru, Conciul, Valea Caprei, Leorda, Strâmbu-Băiuţ, Valea Viziunii, Rotunda, Dobricu, Cavnic, Coruia, Chechişel, Valea Caselor, Craica, Săsar |
The Lăpuş River(Hungarian: Lápos) is a tributary of the Someş River in Romania. The name in Hungarian means "moorish". The Romanian name derives from that.
It is formed at the junction of headwaters: Izvorul Alb and Izvorul Negru