Arieșul Mare River

Arieșul Mare
River
Countries Romania
Counties Alba County
Tributaries
 - left Gârda Seacă, Albac
 - right Neagra
Villages Arieșeni, Scărișoara, Albac
Source
 - location Bihor Mountains, Mount Vârtopul
 - elevation 1,260 m (4,134 ft)
 - coordinates 46°30′23″N 22°40′53″E / 46.50639°N 22.68139°E / 46.50639; 22.68139
Mouth Arieş
 - location Lake Mihoeşti near Câmpeni
 - elevation 570 m (1,870 ft)
 - coordinates 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E / 46.37222; 23.01694Coordinates: 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E / 46.37222; 23.01694

The Arieșul Mare (Hungarian: Nagy-Aranyos) is a river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is the left headwater of the river Arieş. It flows through the villages Arieșeni, Gârda de Sus, Scărișoara, Albac and Vadu Moţilor, and joins the Arieșul Mic (the other headwater) near Câmpeni. It is fed by several smaller streams:

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