Barcău (Criș)
| Barcău | |
| Berettyó Beretău, Ștei, Berchesei Bărcașu Tusa | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Romania: Sălaj, Bihor Hungary: Hajdú-Bihar, Békés |
| Towns | Marghita, Berettyóújfalu |
| Source | |
| - location | Plopiș Mountains, near Boghiș, Sălaj County, Romania |
| Mouth | Crișul Repede |
| - location | near Szeghalom, Békés County, Hungary |
| - coordinates | 46°59′0″N 21°7′25″E / 46.98333°N 21.12361°ECoordinates: 46°59′0″N 21°7′25″E / 46.98333°N 21.12361°E |
| Length | 134 km (83 mi) |
| Basin | 2,025 km2 (782 sq mi) |
| Official River Code | III.1.44.33 |
The Barcău or Bereteu (Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is 134 kilometres (83 mi) long with a watershed area of 2,025 square kilometres (782 sq mi). After crossing Bihor County in Romania and Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in Hungary, it flows into the Sebes-Körös (Romanian: Crișul Repede) near Szeghalom.
The upper reach of the Barcău, upstream of the junction with the Răchita River is locally called the Ștei, Berchesei or Bărcașu. The reach between the junctions with the Răchita and the Toplița is locally known as the Tusa. The name Barcău is only used following its confluence with the Toplița.[1][2]
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the River Barcău, from source to mouth: in Romania Boghiş, Nuşfalău, Ip, Suplacu de Barcău, Balc, Abram, Marghita, Abrămuț, Chișlaz, Sălard, Tămășeu, in Hungary Kismarja, Pocsaj, Gáborján, Berettyóújfalu, Szeghalom.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the River Barcău:
Left: Răchita, Topliţa, Valea Iazului, Valea Mare, Groapa, Cerasa, Marca, Borumlaca, Săldăbagiu, Bistra, Valea Albă, Tria, Valea Fânețelor,
Almaș, Valea Vițeilor, Fâneața Mare, Compici, Crișul Mic
Right: Ip, Camăr, Curătura, Dijir, Inot, Cheț, Valea Lacului, Făncica, Sânnicolau, Ier
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Bihor
- Trasee turistice județul Sălaj
- ↑ Ioan Abrudan, Aurel Medve - Ghidul ariilor naturale protejate din județul Sălaj - Editura Școala Noastră, Zalău, 2008
- ↑ Izvoarele Barcăului - Munții Șes