Gălăuțaș (river)

Gălăuțaș Galócás-patak
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Harghita County
Villages	Gălăuțaș
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Mureș
• location	Gălăuțaș
• coordinates	46.908°N 25.409°E / 46.908; 25.409
Length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Basin size	16 km^2 (6.2 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Gălăuțaș (Hungarian: Galócás-patak) is a small river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Harghita County, central Romania. Its name is from the Hungarian "galóca", meaning "amanita" (mushroom). It is a left tributary of the river Mureș.^[1][2] It flows through the municipality Gălăuțaș, and joins the Mureș in the village Gălăuțaș.^[3] Its length is 11 km (6.8 mi) and its basin size is 16 km² (6.2 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. 261.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 135. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.27
3. Galautas (jud. Harghita), e-calauza.ro