Arpaș
The Arpaș (Hungarian: Árpás-patak) is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Olt in Arpașu de Jos. Its source is in the Făgăraș Mountains. Its length is 25 km (16 mi) and its basin size is 82 km2 (32 sq mi).[2]
| Arpaș | |
|---|---|
.JPG.webp) The Arpaș near Arpașu de Sus | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Sibiu County |
| Villages | Arpașu de Sus, Arpașu de Jos |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Făgăraș Mountains |
| Mouth | Olt |
• location | Arpașu de Jos |
• coordinates | 45.7877°N 24.6193°E |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Basin size | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 2.13 m3/s (75 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Albota, Plăvaia, Arpășel |
| • right | Podragu |
Hydronymy
The Hungarian name means "barley". The Romanian name derives from that.
References
- "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. p. 682.
- Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 284. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.106
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