Orăștie (river)

Orăștie
Orăștie River
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Hunedoara County
Communes	Orăștioara de Sus, Beriu, Orăștie
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Zebru
• location	Șureanu Mountains
• coordinates	45°39′36″N 23°23′11″E
• elevation	1,451 m (4,760 ft)
Mouth	Mureș
• location	near Orăștie
• coordinates	45°52′48″N 23°10′57″E
• elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Length	51 km (32 mi)
Basin size	399 km^2 (154 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Orăștie
• average	2.00 m^3/s (71 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• right	Sibișel

The Orăștie is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania.^[1][2] It discharges into the Mureș near the town Orăștie.^[3] Its length is 51 km (32 mi) and its basin size is 399 km² (154 sq mi).^[2]

The upper reach of the river is also known as Godeanu. The middle reach is locally known as Grădiștea or Beriu. The lower reach, downstream of the confluence with the Sibișel is known as Apa Orașului (Hungarian: Városvíz, meaning "Townwater")

Tributaries

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

• Left: Șes, Valea lui Brad, Valea Largă, Pustiosu, Pietrosu, Feierag
• Right: Pârâul Alb, Anineș, Valea Rea, Valea Muții, Sibișel

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. 410–411.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 176–117. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.114
3. Orastie / Gradiste, Godeanu (jud. Hunedoara), e-calauza.ro