Gurghiu River
| Gurghiu | |
| Görgény, Rosengraben | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Region | Transylvania |
| Counties | Mureş County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Lăpușna, Orșova |
| - right | Secuș, Fâncel, Sebeș, Șirod, Tireu, Isticeu, Cașva, Valea Glăjăriei |
| Municipalities | Ibăneşti, Gurghiu, Reghin |
| Source | |
| - location | Gurghiu Mountains |
| - elevation | 1,200 m (3,937 ft) |
| Mouth | Mureş River |
| - location | Reghin |
| - coordinates | RO 46°47′34″N 24°43′26″E / 46.7928°N 24.7239°ECoordinates: RO 46°47′34″N 24°43′26″E / 46.7928°N 24.7239°E |
| Length | 53 km (33 mi) |
| Basin | 563 km2 (217 sq mi) |
The Gurghiu (Hungarian: Görgény-patak, German: Rosengraben) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureş County, northern Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Mureş. It flows through the municipalities Ibăneşti, Hodac, Gurghiu and Solovăstru, and joins the Mureș in the town Reghin. It is fed by several smaller streams: the Lăpușna and Orșova from the left side and the Secuș, Fâncel, Sebeș, Șirod, Tireu, Isticeu, Cașva and Valea Glăjăriei on the right side.
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Mureș
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