The Beica ( Hungarian: ''Birka-patak'', meaning ''"Sheep Creek"'' ) is a small river in the

Gurghiu Mountains The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu , Hungarian: Görgény ) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in the Transylvania region. They cover an area of . The mountains are relatively low ...

Mureș County Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...

, northern

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is a left

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the river Mureș. It flows through the municipalities of

Beica de Jos Beica de Jos (, ) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Beica de Jos, Beica de Sus (''Felsőbölkény''), Căcuciu (''Görgénykakucs''), Nadășa (''Görgénynádas''), Sânmihai ...

and Petelea, and joins the Mureș near the village Petelea.Beica (jud. Mures)
e-calauza.ro It is fed by several smaller streams, including Urisiu and Nadășa. Its length is and its basin size is .

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Rivers of Romania Rivers of Mureș County {{Mureș-river-stub