Lăpuș (river)
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The Lăpuș ( hu, Lápos) 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
Someș The Someș (; hu, Szamos; german: Somesch or ''Samosch'') is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary and Romania. It has a length of (including its source river Someșul Mare), of which 50 km are in Hungary.Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
. It originates in the Lăpuș Mountains,
Maramureș County Maramureș County () is a county (județ) in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...
. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of
Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș ...
.Lapus (jud. Maramures)
e-calauza.ro It flows through the communes
Băiuț Băiuț ( hu, Erzsébetbánya) is a Communes of Romania, commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Baiuț, Strâmbu-Băiuț (''Kohóvölgy''), and Poiana Botizii (''Rákosfalva''). History Over the cour ...
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Lăpuș Lăpuș (formerly ''Lăpușul Românesc''; hu, Oláhlápos) is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania, on the Lăpuș River, at 12 km from the town of Târgu Lăpuș. It is composed of a single village, Lăpuș. Etymologicall ...
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Târgu Lăpuș Târgu Lăpuș (; Hungarian: ''Magyarlápos''; german: Laposch) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Transylvania, Romania. It administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (''Boérfalva''), Borcut (''Borkút''), Cufoaia (''Kohópatak''), Dămăcu ...
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Vima Mică Vima Mică ( hu, Drágavilma) is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Aspra, Dealu Corbului, Jugăstreni (''Jávoros''), Peteritea (''Petőrét''), Sălnița (''Erdőszállás''), Vima Mare (''To ...
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Șomcuta Mare Șomcuta Mare ( hu, Nagysomkút; german: Großhorn) is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. The town administers seven villages: Buciumi (''Törökfalu''), Buteasa (''Bucsonfalva''), Ciolt (''Csolt''), Codru Butesii (''Kodrulytelep''), Finteușu ...
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Remetea Chioarului Remetea Chioarului ( hu, Kővárremete) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine t ...
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Coaș Coas is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
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Săcălășeni Săcălășeni ( hu, Szakállasfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is made up of three villages: Coruia (''Karuly''), Culcea (''Kővárkölcse'') and Săcălășeni. From 1968 to 2004, it also included four other villages. These w ...
, Groși, Coltău, Recea and
Tăuții-Măgherăuș Tăuții-Măgherăuș ( hu, Miszmogyorós) is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. The town administers six villages: Băița (''Láposbánya''), Bozânta Mare (''Nagybozinta''), Bușag (''Buság''), Merișor, Nistru (''Miszbánya'') and Ulmoasa ...
. Its length is and its basin size is .


Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lăpuș (from source to mouth): *Left: Tocila, Botiz, Râoaia, Iedera, Suciu, Nireș, Rohia, Valea Mare, Valea Gâdelui, Boiul, Prislop *Right: Strâmbul Băiuț, Rotunda, Dobric, Valea Rea,
Cavnic Cavnic ( hu, Kapnikbánya; german: Kapnik) is a former mining town located in the valley of the river Cavnic, east of Baia Mare, in Maramureș County, northern Romania. The town covers , at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1050 meters above sea l ...
, Chechiș, Craica,
Săsar The Săsar ( hu, Zazar) is a right tributary of the river Lăpuș in Maramureș County, Romania. It discharges into the Lăpuș in Bozânta Mare, southwest of Baia Mare.Băița


References

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