Arieșul Mare River

Coordinates: 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E / 46.37222; 23.01694

Arieşul Mare
River
Countries	Romania
Counties	Alba County
Tributaries
- left	Gârda Seacă, Albac
- right	Neagra
Villages	Arieşeni, Scărișoara, Albac
Source
- location	Bihor Mountains, Mount Vârtopul
- elevation	1,260 m (4,134 ft)
- coordinates	46°30′23″N 22°40′53″E / 46.50639°N 22.68139°E / 46.50639; 22.68139
Mouth	Arieş
- location	Lake Mihoeşti near Câmpeni
- elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
- coordinates	46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E / 46.37222; 23.01694

The Arieşul Mare (Hungarian: Nagy-Aranyos) is a river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is the left headwater of the river Arieş. It flows through the villages Arieşeni, Gârda de Sus, Scărișoara, Albac and Vadu Moţilor, and joins the Arieşul Mic (the other headwater) near Câmpeni. It is fed by several smaller streams, including Cobleş, Gârda Seacă, Popasele, Vâlcea, Mişu, Lespezea, Albac, Vârciorog, Galbena, Valea Cepelor, Buciniş, Dizdit and Neagra.

References

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

Maps

• Map Munţilor Apuseni
• Map judeţului Alba
• Map Munții Bihor