Vameș River
| Vameș River | |
| Valea Vulpii River | |
| River | |
| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Counties | Galați County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Potârnichea, Valea Adâncă |
| - right | Baraboi |
| Villages | Costache Negri |
| Source | |
| - elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°44′4″N 27°45′56″E / 45.73444°N 27.76556°E |
| Mouth | Gerului |
| - location | Costache Negri |
| - elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°40′6″N 27°41′54″E / 45.66833°N 27.69833°ECoordinates: 45°40′6″N 27°41′54″E / 45.66833°N 27.69833°E |
| Official River Code | XII.1.81a.4 |
The Vameș River is a tributary of the Gerului River in Romania.
The Potârnichea Dam is located on the Vameş River. It is a 5.00 m high earth dam and creates a storage lake of 80,000 m3.
The reach of the river upstream of Lake Potârnichea is also known as Valea Vulpii River
References
- Administrația Națională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - București
- Institutul de Meteorologie și Hidrologie - Rîurile României - București 1971
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