Șar (Mureș)

Șar Sár-patak
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Mureș County
Villages	Fărăgău, Toldal, Păingeni, Glodeni
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Mureș
• location	Glodeni
• coordinates	46.6464°N 24.6134°E / 46.6464; 24.6134
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Basin size	103 km^2 (40 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• right	Ercea, Almaș

The Șar (Hungarian: Sár-patak) is a right tributary of the river Mureș in Romania.^[1][2] It discharges into the Mureș in Glodeni.^[3] Its name originates from the Hungarian "sár" meaning “mud”, so the Hungarian name means “Muddy Creek”. Its length is 20 km (12 mi) and its basin size is 103 km² (40 sq mi).^[2]

References

1. "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. 283.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 141–142. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.60
3. Sar / Sarul / Noroiasul (jud. Mures), e-calauza.ro