Lăpuș (river)

The Lăpuș (Hungarian: Lápos) is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania.[1][2] It originates in the Lăpuș Mountains, Maramureș County. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of Baia Mare.[3] It flows through the communes Băiuț, Lăpuș, Târgu Lăpuș, Vima Mică, Șomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului, Coaș, Săcălășeni, Groși, Coltău, Recea and Tăuții-Măgherăuș. Its length is 119 km (74 mi) and its basin size is 1,875 km2 (724 sq mi).[2]

Lăpuș
The Lăpuș at Preluca Nouă
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesMaramureș County
TownsTârgu Lăpuș, Șomcuta Mare
Physical characteristics
SourceLăpuș Mountains
MouthSomeș
  coordinates
47°39′22″N 23°24′05″E
  elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Length119 km (74 mi)
Basin size1,875 km2 (724 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSomeșTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
  leftSuciu
  rightCavnic, Săsar

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lăpuș (from source to mouth):[2]

References

  1. "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 109–110.
  2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 83–86. OCLC 895459847. River code: II.1.66
  3. Lapus (jud. Maramures), e-calauza.ro


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