Teleajen | |
River | |
Teleajen River near Ploiești
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Countries | Romania |
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Counties | Prahova County |
Towns | Vălenii de Munte |
Source | confluence of headwaters Cheița and Tâmpa |
- location | Ciucaș Mountains, Cheia |
Mouth | Prahova |
- location | near Dumbrava |
- coordinates | 44°48′43″N 26°13′03″E / 44.81194°N 26.21750°ECoordinates: 44°48′43″N 26°13′03″E / 44.81194°N 26.21750°E |
Length | 113 km (70 mi) |
Progression | Prahova→ Ialomița→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Teleajen in southern Romania is a tributary of the river Prahova. Its source is located in the Ciucaș Mountains in the locality of Cheia, at the confluence of headwaters Cheița and Tâmpa River. It has a length of 113 km and flows through the Cheia hollow, by the towns of Vălenii de Munte and Boldești-Scăeni and the city of Ploiești. It discharges into the Prahova near Dumbrava.
The following towns and villages are situated along the river Teleajen, from source to mouth: Cheia, Măneciu, Homorâciu, Vălenii de Munte, Gura Vitioarei, Plopeni, Bucov, Dumbrava.
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Teleajen:
Left: Tâmpa, Pridvara, Brădetul, Pârâul lui Iepure, Pleșu, Valea Monteorului, Telejenel, Drajna, Văleanca, Bucovel