Bârlad River

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Coordinates: 45°40′16″N 27°27′04″E / 45.67111°N 27.45111°E / 45.67111; 27.45111
Bârlad River
River
Bârlad River near Muntenii de Jos, Vaslui County
Countries Romania
Counties Neamţ, Vaslui, Galaţi
Towns Vaslui, Bârlad, Tecuci
Source Central Moldavian Plateau
 - location Valea Ursului
Mouth Siret River
 - location Lieşti
 - coordinates 45°40′16″N 27°27′04″E / 45.67111°N 27.45111°E / 45.67111; 27.45111
Length 207 km (129 mi)
Basin 7,220 km2 (2,788 sq mi)
Discharge mouth
 - average 9.00 m3/s (318 cu ft/s)
Official River Code XII.1.78

The Bârlad is a river in eastern Romania, a tributary of the Siret River. Its total length is 207 kilometres (129 mi). Its source is in the low hills between the Siret and Prut rivers, southwest of Iaşi. It flows generally south, through the cities of Negreşti, Vaslui, Bârlad and Tecuci. The Bârlad river flows through the Romanian counties of Neamţ, Vaslui and Galaţi. It flows into the Siret at Lieşti.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bârlad:

Left: Bozieni, Fundătura, Gârboveta, Hausei, Găureni, Sacovăţ, Velna, Durduc, Rebricea, Vasluieţ, Crasna, Albeşti, Idriciu, Zorleni, Trestiana, Jeravăţ, Hobana, Bârzota, Gârbovăţ, Corozel

Right: Băbuşa, Buda, Stemnic, Racova, Ghilănoiu, Chiţcani, Pârveşti, Horoiata, Simila, Valea Seacă, Tutova, Pereschiv, Bălăneasa, Lupul, Berheci, Blăneasa, Prisaca, Tecucel

References

  • Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
  • Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
  • Trasee turistice - județul Galați
  • Trasee turistice - județul Vaslui
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