The Mostiștea is a left tributary of the river Danube in Romania. It flows through the artificial

Lake Mostiștea A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

. Its source is near the village Dascălu, northeast of Bucharest. It flows into the Danube near

Mânăstirea Mânăstirea is a communes of Romania, commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Coconi, Mânăstirea, and Sultana. As of 2011, the population of Mânăstirea was 5,612. Natives * Alexandru Sahia Refe ...

. Its length is and its basin size is . The river (and its tributaries) is formed mainly by lakes (''bălți'' in Romanian), because of human intervention, that flow one into another, until they reach

. There, it forms the largest lake on the river, lake Mostiștea, and it is dammed. After the dam, the river flows towards the Danube artificially channeled, for about 10 km (6 miles), through Canalul Dorobanțu (Dorobanțu Channel).

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Mostiștea, from source to mouth: Dascălu, Petrăchioaia, Sineşti,

Belciugatele Belciugatele is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Belciugatele, Cândeasca, Cojești, Mataraua and Măriuța. As of 2007 the population of Belciugatele is 1,878. The ruins of a Dacian fortres ...

Fundulea Fundulea is an agricultural town in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is on the Bărăgan Plain, approximately 30 km east of the capital Bucharest, in the historical region of Wallachia. It has a population of 7.851. The A2 freewa ...

Tămădău Mare Tămădău Mare is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Călăreți, Dârvari, Plumbuita, Săcele, Șeinoiu, Tămădău Mare and Tămădău Mic. The military airfield located here was the scene of ...

, Sărulești,

Gurbănești Gurbănești is a communes of Romania, commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Codreni, Coțofanca, Gurbănești, Preasna, Preasna Veche and Valea Presnei. References

Communes in Călărași Coun ...

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, Frăsinet,

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Mostiștea (from source to mouth): Left: Valea Livezilor, Colceag, Vânăta, Argova Right:

, Corâta

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Călărași County Rivers of Ialomița County Rivers of Ilfov County {{Ilfov-river-stub