- left Teuz - location Apuseni Mountains - location near Gyula,
Hungary Discharge 31.4 m³/s Source Apuseni Mountains Cities Beiuș, Ștei | - right Holod - elevation 1,460 m (4,790 ft) Length 168 km Basin area 4,450 km² Mouths Gyula, Körös Countries Romania, Hungary | |
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- average 31.40 m/s (1,109 cu ft/s) | ||
The Crișul Negru (Romanian), (Hungarian: Fekete-Körös) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés county). The river starts at the confluence of headwaters Crișul Poienii and Crișul Băiței in the western Apuseni Mountains. It flows through the towns Ștei and Beiuș in Romania. One its tributaries is the small Roșia River. Crossing the border of Hungary the river, now called Fekete-Körös, joins the Fehér-Körös a few kilometres north from Gyula to form the Körös river. Part of the water from the river Crișul Repede is diverted towards the Crișul Negru by the Criș Collector Canal.
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Hydronymy
The name of this river comes from earlier Dacian Krísos, which meant "black", making this a doublet (cf. Bulg čer "black", Old Church Slavonic čǐrnǔ, Old Prussian kirsnan, Albanian sorrë "raven") with Romanian negru "black".
Towns and villages
The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Negru, from source to mouth: Vașcău (on Crișul Poienii), Ștei, Rieni, Drăgăneşti, Oradea, Tărcaia, Beiuș, Șuncuiuș, Uileacu de Beiuș, Șoimi, Căpâlna, Tinca, Batăr, Avram Iancu, Zerind in Romania, and Sarkad in Hungary.
Headwaters and tributaries
The two headwaters of the Crișul Negru are the Crișul Poienii and the Crișul Băiţei, that are united at Ștei. The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Negru: