Trotuș

Trotuș
Tatros
The river Trotuș in Târgu Trotuș, Bacău County
Path of the river Trotuș [1]
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesHarghita, Bacău, Vrancea
TownsComănești, Onești, Adjud
Physical characteristics
SourceCiuc Mountains
MouthSiret
 • location
Adjud
 • coordinates
46°00′40″N 27°12′33″E / 46.01111°N 27.20917°E / 46.01111; 27.20917
Length162 km (101 mi)
Basin size4,456 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSiretDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftAsău, Tazlău
 • rightUz
Comanesti Trotus flood 2004

The Trotuș (Hungarian: Tatros) is a river in eastern Romania, a right tributary of the river Siret.[1][2][3] It emerges from the Ciuc Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians and joins the Siret in Domnești-Sat near Adjud after passing through Comănești and Onești in Bacău County.[4] The total length of the Trotuș from its source to its confluence with the Siret is 162 km (101 mi).[2][5] Its basin area is 4,456 km2 (1,720 sq mi).[2][5][6]

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Trotuș, from source to mouth: Lunca de Sus, Lunca de Jos, Ghimeș-Făget, Palanca, Agăș, Comănești, Dărmănești, Târgu Ocna, Onești and Adjud.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Trotuș (from source to mouth):[2]

Left: Gârbea, Valea Întunecoasă, Antaloc, Valea Rece, Bolovăniș, Tărhăuș, Șanț, Cuchiniș, Brusturoasa, Caminca, Șugura, Dracău, Agăș, Seaca, Ciungi, Asău, Urmeniș, Plopul, Larga, Cucuieți, Vâlcele, Gălian, Caraclău, Tazlău and Pârâul Mare

Right: Comiat, Bothavaș, Ugra, Boroș, Valea Capelei, Aldămaș, Popoiul, Ciugheș, Cotumba, Grohotiș, Sulța, Ciobănuș, Șopan, Uz, Dofteana, Slănic, Nicorești, Oituz, Cașin, Găureana, Gutinaș, Bogdana, Gârbovana, Căiuți, Popeni, Bâlca and Domoșița

References

  1. ^ "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. 905–906.
  2. ^ a b c d Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 402–411. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.69
  3. ^ Ovidiu Gabor - "Economic Mechanism in Water Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05., map page 10
  4. ^ Trotus, e-calauza.ro
  5. ^ a b Planul de management al spațiului hidrografic Siret, Administrația Națională Apele Române, page 17
  6. ^ 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13