Cerna (Mureș)

Cerna Cserna-patak, Cerna Hunedoreană, Cerna Ardeleană
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Hunedoara County
Communes	Lunca Cernii de Jos, Toplița, Teliucu Inferior, Hunedoara, Deva, Simeria
Physical characteristics
Source	Poiana Ruscă Mountains
Mouth	Mureș
• location	Upstream of Deva
• coordinates	45°53′1″N 22°56′59″E
Length	73 km (45 mi)
Basin size	727 km^2 (281 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Govăjdia

The Cerna (also: Cerna Hunedoreană or Cerna Ardeleană, Hungarian: Cserna-patak) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania.^[1][2] Its name both in Romanian and Hungarian languages originates from a Slav language, meaning "black (water)". Its source is in the Poiana Ruscă Mountains. It flows through the town Hunedoara and the villages Gura Bordului, Lunca Cernii de Sus, Lunca Cernii de Jos, Hășdău, Dăbâca, Toplița, Cinciș-Cerna, Teliucu Superior, Teliucu Inferior, Peștișu Mare and Sântandrei. It discharges into the Mureș in Sântuhalm near Deva.^[3] Its length is 73 km (45 mi) and its basin size is 727 km² (281 sq mi).^[2]

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Cerna (from source to mouth):^[2]

• Left: Bordul, Ireanc, Sălicea, Bunila, Vălărița, Govăjdia, Zlaști, Peștiș, Cristur, Valea Ursului
• Right: Cernușorița, Negoi, Hășdău, Lingina, Valea Boții

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. pp. 438–440.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 182–183. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.119
3. Cerna hunedoreana (jud. Hunedoara), e-calauza.ro