Arieș River (Mureș)
| Arieș | |
| Aranyos | |
| River | |
 The Arieș in Turda
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| Countries | Romania |
|---|---|
| Counties | Alba, Cluj |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Arieșul Mare, Iara |
| - right | Arieșul Mic, Abrud |
| Towns | Turda, Câmpia Turzii |
| Source | Confluence of headwaters Arieșul Mare and Arieșul Mic |
| - location | Lake Mihoești |
| - elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E / 46.37222°N 23.01694°E |
| Mouth | Mureș |
| - location | Gura Arieșului |
| - elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°25′45″N 23°58′38″E / 46.42917°N 23.97722°ECoordinates: 46°25′45″N 23°58′38″E / 46.42917°N 23.97722°E |
| Length | 164 km (102 mi) |
| Basin | 3,000 km2 (1,158 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 25.4 m3/s (897 cu ft/s) |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Arieș (Hungarian: Aranyos) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Gura Arieșului, 11 km southwest of Luduș.
Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River", the name being derived from the Latin "Aureus". The Hungarian name "Aranyos" means "Golden" and it was first mentioned in 1177.
The source of the river is in the Bihor Mountains, part of the Apuseni Mountains, which translates as The Western Mountains. The Arieș is formed near the village of Mihoești at the confluence of two headwaters: Arieșul Mare and Arieșul Mic. Its length is approximately 164 km. It flows through Alba and Cluj Counties and flows into the Mureș near the village of Gura Arieșului, which is close to the town of Luduș.
The towns of Câmpeni, Baia de Arieș, Turda, and Câmpia Turzii lie on the river Arieș. The upper valley of the river, Țara Moților, is a beautiful rustic region and an important mining region (Roșia Montană), rich in gold, silver and uranium. Those mines of Apuseni Mountains (also known as "Metaliferi Mountains") were exploited since Dacian reign, and later on they attracted the Roman invasion.
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