The Crișul Repede (

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Crișul Repede ("the rapid Criș"); Hungarian Sebes-Körös) is a river in

Bihor County Bihor County () is a county (județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea. Toponymy The origin of ...

Crișana Crișana ( hu, Körösvidék, german: Kreischgebiet) is a geographical and historical region in north-western Romania, named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Ro ...

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and in southeastern

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(Körösvidek). Together with the rivers Crișul Alb ("the white Criș") and Crișul Negru ("the black Criș"), it makes up the Three Criș rivers ("Cele Trei Crișuri"). These are considered the main rivers in the

region of Romania. Historically, when Crișana was recognised as an official region (today, Romania is divided into 40

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), the Criș rivers were the most important in the region. Its basin size is .Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
IPCDR Its length in Romania is . The Crișul Repede runs through the city of

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the western par ...

, the capital of Bihor county. It flows into the Körös (''Criș'') near

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, in

. Part of the water from the Crișul Repede is diverted towards the Crișul Negru by the Criș Collector Canal. Winter Crişul

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the Crișul Repede, from source to mouth: *In Romania: Izvoru Crișului, Huedin, Poieni,

Ciucea Ciucea (; hu, Csucsa, ; german: Tschetsch) is a commune of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, situated 20 km northwest of Huedin on the right bank of the Crișul Repede River. It is composed of two villages, Ciucea and Vânători (''Bör ...

, Negreni, Bucea, Bulz, Bratca, Vadu Crișului, Aușeu, Aleșd,

Tileagd Tileagd ( hu, Mezőtelegd) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bălaia (''Kabaláspatak''), Călătani (''Kalotaitanya''), Poșoloaca (''Pósalaka''), Tileagd, Tilecuș (''Telkesd'') and Uileacu ...

, and

. *In Hungary:

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, Körösújfalu, and Körösladány.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Crișul Repede (from source to mouth): *Left: Șipot, Domoș, Călata, Săcuieu, Drăgan, Surduc, Neportoc, Valea Satului, Iad, Valea Boiului, Brătcuța, Misir, Dobrinești, Râciu, Mnierea, Cropandă, Medeș, Chijic, Sărand, Tășad, Bonor, Peța, Alceu, Corhana *Right: Poicu, Semeni, Negrea, Beznea, Borod, Pârâul Omului, Gepiș, Izvor, Huta, Uileac,

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, Pasteur,

Barcău The Barcău or Bereteu ( Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is about long with a watershed area of .Rivers of Hungary Rivers of Romania Rivers of Cluj County Rivers of Bihor County International rivers of Europe {{Cluj-river-stub