Târnava Mică River
| Râul Târnava Mică | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Counties | Harghita, Mureş, Alba |
| Towns | Sovata, Târnăveni, Blaj |
| Source | |
| - location | Gurghiu Mountains |
| - elevation | 1,190 m (3,904 ft) |
| Mouth | Târnava River |
| - location | Blaj |
| - elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°ECoordinates: 46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E / 46.17111°N 23.89194°E |
| Length | 191 km (119 mi) |
| Basin | 2,071 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for * |
| - average | 10.0 m3/s (353 cu ft/s) |
The Târnava Mică River ("Small Târnava"; Hungarian: Kis-Küküllő; German: Kleine Kokel) is a river in Romania. Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, in Harghita County. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Mureş, and Alba, more or less parallel to and north from the Târnava Mare River. The cities of Sovata and Târnăveni lie on the Târnava Mică. It joins the Târnava Mare River in Blaj, forming the Târnava.
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mică, from source to mouth: Praid, Sovata, Sărăţeni, Chibed, Ghindari, Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Fântânele, Bălăușeri, Coroisânmărtin, Suplac, Mica, Găneşti, Târnăveni, Adămuș, Crăiești, Cetatea de Baltă, Jidvei, Șona, Sâncel, Blaj.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mică:
Left: Praid, Corund, Halogoş, Cuşmed, Veţca, Nadeş, Agrişteu, Domald, Seleuş, Sântioana, Cund, Bedeu, Sărata, Tătârlaua, Graben, Ror, Valea Mare
Right: Creanga Mare, Iuhod, Sebeş, Sovata, Ghegheş, Herepea, Broaga, Pănade
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
- Trasee turistice - județul Mureș