Someş River

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Szamos (Someş)
River
Countries	Romania, Hungary
Counties	Romania: Cluj, Sălaj, Maramureş, Satu Mare Hungary: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Tributaries
- left	Someşul Mic, Sălaj
- right	Someşul Mare, Lăpuş
Cities	Dej, Satu Mare
Source	Confluence of the Someşul Mare and the Someşul Mic
- location	Mica
Mouth	Tisza River
- location	Vásárosnamény, Hungary
- coordinates	48°6′49″N 22°20′22″E / 48.11361°N 22.33944°E / 48.11361; 22.33944
Length	388 km (241 mi)
Basin	15,015 km² (5,797 sq mi)
Discharge	for *
- average	120 m³/s (4,238 cu ft/s)

The river Someş in Romanian or Szamos in Hungarian, flows through Romania and Hungary.

There are two headstreams, the Someşul Mare, rising from the Rodna Mountains in Bistriţa-Năsăud County and the Someşul Mic rising from the Apuseni Mountains in Cluj County, which is in turn formed by the confluence of another two headstreams: the Someşul Cald and Someşul Rece.

The Someşul Mare and the Someşul Mic meet at Dej, from where the Someş flows westward, through Jibou and Satu Mare, to join the Tisza in Hungary, near Vásárosnamény.

The river Someş was known in antiquity by the name Samus.

[edit] Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Someş:

Left: Someşul Mic, Jichiş, Olpret, Bogata, Valea Groşilor, Şimişna, Rus, Valea Mare, Valea Leşului, Lozna, Valea Hrăii, Cristolţel, Gârbou, Almaş, Agrij, Şoimuş, Bârsa, Inău, Horoatu Cehului, Sălaj, Borjug, Gârdani, Bârsău, Runc, Bicău, Valea Vinului, Lipău, Homorod,
Balcaia

Right: Someşul Mare, Sălătruc, Râul Hotarului, Muncel, Vlădeasa, Poiana, Râul Vârtoapelor, Ileanda, Bizuşa, Purcăreţu, Cheud, Iadăra, Răchitişa, Bârsău, Arieş, Lăpuş, Băiţa, Cicârlău, Ilba, Valea Bradului, Săbişa, Baci, Seini, Zugău, Şinel

[edit] References

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