Tur (river)
| Tur | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Romania,Hungary |
| Counties | Satu Mare County,Szabolcs-Szatmár-BeregCounty |
| Towns | Negrești-Oaș,Turulung |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Oaș Mountains |
| Mouth | Tisza |
• location | Szatmárcseke |
• coordinates | 48°05′31″N22°40′34″E/ 48.0919°N 22.6760°E |
| Length | 94.6 km (58.8 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,262 km2(487 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Near mouth |
| • average | (Period: 1971–2000)14.03 m3/s (495 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tisza→Danube→Black Sea |
TheTur(Hungarian:Túr) is atributaryof the riverTisza.[2][3]Its sources are located in theOaș MountainsinRomania.The Tur starts at the confluence of itsheadwaters,theGorovaandTurișor.[4]It then flows throughSatu Mare Countyin Romania. The main towns on the Tur areNegrești-OașandTurulung.The river then forms the border between Romania andUkraineon a reach of 5.2 km (3.2 mi), and the border between Romania andHungaryfor 1.1 km (0.68 mi). The Tur joins the Tisza river nearSzatmárcsekein Hungary. Itsbasin sizeis 1,144 km2(442 sq mi).[5]: 22
Tributaries[edit]
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tur:[3]
- Left: Strâmba,Talna,Racta,Egherul Mare.
- Right:Valea Rea,Turț.
References[edit]
- ^abc"Danube River".
- ^"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. 56–58.
- ^abAtlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1(in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 50–52.OCLC895459847.River code: I.1.11
- ^Bazinul hidrografic Someș-Tisa
- ^Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007,IPCDR
