Râul Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös) | |
River | |
Countries | Romania, Hungary |
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Counties | Romania: Hunedoara, Arad Hungary: Békés |
Tributaries | |
- left | Cigher |
Towns | Brad, Gyula |
Source | |
- location | Apuseni Mountains |
Mouth | Körös |
- location | near Gyula |
- coordinates | 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E / 46.70028°N 21.26917°ECoordinates: 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E / 46.70028°N 21.26917°E |
Length | 236 km (147 mi) |
Progression | Körös→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Crișul Alb (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania in the historical region of Transylvania and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții Apuseni). It flows through the towns Brad, Ineu, Chișineu-Criș in Romania, and Gyula in Hungary. Crossing the border of Hungary, the river, now called Fehér-Körös, joins the Fekete-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös River.
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Crișul Alb, from source to mouth. In Romania: Brad, Baia de Criș, Hălmagiu, Gurahonț, Dieci, Sebiș, Bocsig, Ineu, Șicula, Chișineu-Criș
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Crișul Alb:
The Canalul Morilor, an irrigation canal, runs parallel to the Crișul Alb through the lowland area between Buteni and Pilu.