Gurghiu (river)

Gurghiu Görgény, Rosengraben
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Mureș County
Municipalities	Ibăneşti, Gurghiu, Reghin
Physical characteristics
Source	Gurghiu Mountains
• elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	Mureș
• location	Reghin
• coordinates	46.7928°N 24.7239°E / 46.7928; 24.7239
Length	53 km (33 mi)
Basin size	563 km^2 (217 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Secuș, Orșova
• right	Fâncel, Isticeu, Cașva

The Gurghiu (Hungarian: Görgény-patak, German: Rosengraben) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Mureș.^[1][2] It flows through the municipalities Ibănești, Hodac, Gurghiu, and Solovăstru, and joins the Mureș in the city of Reghin.^[3] Its length is 53 km (33 mi) and its basin size is 563 km² (217 sq mi).^[2]

Tributaries

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

• Left: Secuș, Sebeș, Șirod, and Orșova
• Right: Lăpușna, Neagra, Fâncel, Tisieu, Tireu, Isticeu, and Cașva

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. 274–275.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 139–140. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.54
3. Gurghiu / Creanga Alba (jud. Mureș), e-calauza.ro