Someș (river)

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Someș (Szamos)

The Someș at Letca, Sălaj County

The Someș fringed by fuchsia
Etymology Dacian word Samus ("agitated", "whirling", "piebald")
Basin
Main source Confluence of Someșul Mare and Someșul Mic
Source elevation 1,402 m (4,600 ft)
River mouth Tisza
Mouth elevation 122 m (400 ft)
Basin area 15,740 km2 (6,080 sq mi)
Countries Romania, Hungary
Length 465 km (289 mi)
Avg. discharge 114 m3/s (4,000 cu ft/s)
Waterbodies 7[1]
Cities Năsăud, Sângeorz-Băi, Dej, Cluj-Napoca, Jibou, Satu Mare, Ulmeni

The Someș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈsomeʃ]; Hungarian: Szamos; German: Somesch or Samosch), located in northwestern Romania, is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary. It has a length of over 465 km, of which 376 km are in Romania.[2] The Someș is the fifth river as length and debit in Romania.[3] The hydrographic basin forms by the confluence at Mica, a commune about 4 km upstream of Dej, of Someșul Mare and Someșul Mic rivers. Someșul Mic (formed by the confluence of Someșul Rece with Someșul Cald) originates in the Apuseni Mountains, and Someșul Mare springs from the Rodna Mountains.[4]

Someșul Mare has a length of 130 km and an area of 5,033 km2 and a slight asymmetry in favor of the left side of the basin.[5] For the entire basin of Someș, the asymmetry on left becomes pronounced between Dej and Ardusat to change in the opposite direction after receiving Lăpuș River on the right side. The valley of Someșul Mare has much auriferous alluvium that, until the early 20th century, were brought to the surface using traditional tools. Specialists say that in the Someșul Mare were found grains of gold of 21 carats.[6]

The Someș drains a basin of 15,740 km2, comprising 403 rivers with a total length of 5,528 km, or 7% of the total length of the country. Basin area represents 6.6% of the country area and 71% of the area of Someș–Tisza hydrographic basin.[5]

To prevent flooding, the Someș is dammed in the lower course. In the spring of 1970, due to heavy rains, the Someș flooded part of Satu Mare and surrounding plains. The debit exceeded 3,300 m3/s compared to that year's average of 210 m3/s.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Capitolul 3 - Apă" (PDF). Agenția Națională pentru Protecția Mediului (in Romanian).
  2. ↑ Florescu, Remus (13 April 2013). "Someș, râul de aur al dacilor". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  3. ↑ Ghinea, Dan (2002). Enciclopedia geografică a României (in Romanian) (III, revised and enlarged ed.). Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică.
  4. ↑ Diaconu, Constantin; Stănculescu, Sorin (1971). Rîurile României: monografie hidrologică (in Romanian). Bucharest: Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology.
  5. 1 2 "Plan de apărare împotriva inundațiilor și ghețurilor, secetei hidrologice, accidentelor la construcțiile hidrotehnice și poluărilor accidentale al bazinului hidrografic Someș-Tisa". A. N. "Apele Române" (in Romanian).
  6. ↑ Sabău, Cristiana (15 August 2011). "În Someșul Mare sunt granule de aur". TimpOnline.ro (in Romanian).
  7. ↑ "Râul Someș". Enciclopedia României (in Romanian).

Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 22°20′00″E / 48.1167°N 22.3333°E / 48.1167; 22.3333

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