- Niraj River
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Niraj Nyárád, Niersch River 
Countries Romania Region Transylvania Counties Mureş County Tributaries - right Hodoş Towns Miercurea Nirajului, Ungheni Source Junction of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic - location Сâmpu Cetăţii Mouth Mureş - location near Ungheni - coordinates 46°28′52″N 24°25′37″E / 46.481°N 24.427°E Length 82 km (51 mi) Basin 651 km2 (251 sq mi) The Niraj (Hungarian: Nyárád; German: Niersch) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureş County, northern Romania. Its name originates from the Hungarian word nyár, meaning "poplar". It is a left tributary of the river Mureş. It starts at the junction of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic. It flows through the municipalities Eremitu, Vărgata, Miercurea Nirajului, Găleşti, Păsăreni, Acăţari, Crăciuneşti, Gheorghe Doja and joins the Mureş near the town Ungheni. It is fed by several smaller streams, including Călugăreni, Nirajul Mic, Dorna, Pârâul Mare, Văleni, Tirimia, Diceaiul, Hodoş, Valea, Tâmpa and Maiad.
References
- Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
- Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
- ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - judeţul Mureş [1]
- Trasee turistice - judeţul Mureş [2]
Maps
Categories:- Rivers of Romania
- Rivers of the Mureş subbasin
- Rivers of Mureș County
- Mureș County geography stubs
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