The Lechința or Comlod ( hu, Komlód-patak) is a right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or 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 drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the river Mureș in

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. It discharges into the Mureș in the village

Lechința Lechința (german: Lechnitz; hu, Szászlekence) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard, Chiraleș, Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou, Sâniacob, Țigău, and Vermeș. Geography The c ...

, near

Iernut Iernut ( hu, Radnót, ) is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers eight villages: Cipău (''Maroscsapó''), Deag (''Marosdég''), Lechința (''Maroslekence''), Oarba de Mureș (''Marosorbó''), Porumbac (''Porumbák ...

.Lechinta / Comlod (jud. Bistrita Nasaud)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Its Hungarian name is from the “komló” for

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, so its name means ''“Hops Creek”.''

Tributaries

The following rivers are

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to the river Lechința (from source to mouth): *Left: Ghemeș, Bozed *Right: Ghilbulcuț, Valea Mare (Șopteriu), Urmeniș, Ulieș, Sărături, Drăculea, Valea Lungă, Icland

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bistrița-Năsăud County Rivers of Mureș County {{BistrițaNăsăud-river-stub