| Arpaș | |
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.JPG.webp) The Arpaș near Arpașu de Sus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Sibiu County |
| Villages | Arpașu de Sus, Arpașu de Jos |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Făgăraș Mountains |
| Mouth | Olt |
• location | Arpașu de Jos |
• coordinates | 45°47′16″N 24°37′09″E / 45.7877°N 24.6193°E |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Basin size | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 2.13 m3/s (75 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Albota, Plăvaia, Arpășel |
| • right | Podragu |
The Arpaș (Hungarian: Árpás-patak) is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Olt in Arpașu de Jos.[3] Its source is in the Făgăraș Mountains. Its length is 25 km (16 mi) and its basin size is 82 km2 (32 sq mi).[2]
Hydronymy
The Hungarian name means "barley". The Romanian name derives from that.
References
- ↑ "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. p. 682.
- 1 2 Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 284. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.106
- ↑ Arpasul / Arpasul Mare (jud. Sibiu), e-calauza.ro
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