The Râul Mare (upstream from its confluence with the
Șes also: ''Lăpușnic'') is a left
tributary
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of the river
Strei in
Romania
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. It discharges into the Strei in
Subcetate.
Raul Mare (jud. Hunedoara)
e-calauza.ro Its source is in the Retezat Mountains
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. It flows through the reservoirs Gura Apelor, Ostrovul Mic, Păclișa and Hațeg. Its length is and its basin size is .
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the Râul Mare (from source to mouth):
*Left: Peleaga, Scocul Drăcșanului, Paltina, Berhina, Pârâul Cascadelor, Lăpușnicul Mic, Șes, Valea Pietrei, Bistra, Bonciu, Șipotu, Valea Jurii, Râul Galben
*Right: Bucura, Judele, Vâlcelul Sugărilor, Pârâu din Zlata, Rădeșul Mic, Zlata, Runcu, Râul Căldărilor, Râușor, Valea Dâljii, Sibișel
References
External links
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Hunedoara County
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