Crişul Alb River

Coordinates: 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E / 46.70028°N 21.26917°E / 46.70028; 21.26917

Crişul Alb River (Fehér-Körös)
River
Countries	Romania, Hungary
Counties	Romania: Hunedoara County, Arad County Hungary: Békés County
Tributaries
- left	Cigher
Towns	Brad, Gyula
Source
- location	Apuseni Mountains
Mouth	Körös
- location	near Gyula
- coordinates	46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E / 46.70028°N 21.26917°E / 46.70028; 21.26917
Length	236 km (147 mi)

The Crişul Alb (Romanian; Hungarian Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania in the historical region of Transylvania and south-eastern Hungary (Békés county). Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Brad, Ineu, Chişineu Criş in Romania, and Gyula in Hungary. Crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fehér-Körös, joins the Fekete-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös River.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crişul Alb, from source to mouth. In Romania: Brad, Baia de Criş, Hălmagiu, Gurahonţ, Dieci, Sebiş, Bocsig, Ineu, Şicula, Chişineu-Criş

In Hungary: Gyula, Doboz

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Crişul Alb:

Left: Valea Albă, Valea Laptelui, Plai, Buceş, Bucureşci, Luncoiu, Ţebea, Vălişoara, Unguroiu, Valea Văleni, Birtin, Vaţa, Prăvăleni, Valea Mare, Valea Rea, SighişoaraMusteşti, Bodeşti, Almaş, Chişindia, Canalul MorilorGut, Cigher, Chişer, Canalul Morilor

Right: Artan, Brad, Junc, Ribiţa, Baldovin, Obârşia, Ociu, Hălmăgel, Leasa, Valea Leucii, Glimea, Tăcaşele, Zimbru, Feniş, Crocna, Dumbrăviţa, Craicova, Topasca, Sebiş

References

• Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
• Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
• Trasee turistice - judeţul Arad [1]
• Trasee turistice - judeţul Hunedoara [2]

Maps

• Harta judeţului Alba [3]
• Harta judeţului Hunedoara [4]
• Harta interactivă judeţul Arad [5]