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.Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
IPCDR The Someș is the fifth largest river by length and volume in Romania. The hydrographic basin forms by the confluence at

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, a commune about 4 km upstream of

Dej Dej (; hu, Dés; german: Desch, Burglos; yi, דעעש ''Desh'') is a municipality in Transylvania, Romania, north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the river Someșul Mic meets the river Someșul Mare. The city administers four vill ...

, of Someșul Mare and Someșul Mic rivers. Someșul Mic (formed by the confluence of

Someșul Rece The Someșul Rece ( Hungarian: ''Hideg-Szamos''; literally "Cold Someș") is the right headwater of the river Someșul Mic in Romania. It joins the Someșul Cald The Someșul Cald ( Hungarian: ''Meleg-Szamos''; literally "Warm Someș") is t ...

with Someșul Cald) originates in the Apuseni Mountains, and Someșul Mare springs from the Rodna Mountains. Someșul Mare has a length of 130 km and an area of 5,033 km² and a slight asymmetry in favor of the left side of the basin. For the entire basin of Someș, the asymmetry on left becomes pronounced between

and

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to change in the opposite direction after receiving the

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. Etymological ...

on the right side. The valley of Someșul Mare has much auriferous alluvium that, until the early 20th century, were brought to the surface using traditional tools. Specialists say that in the Someșul Mare were found grains of gold of 21 carats. The Someș drains a basin of , of which in Romania. Its basin comprises 403 rivers with a total length of 5,528 km, or 7% of the total length of the country. Basin area represents 6.6% of the country area and 71% of the area of Someș–Tisza hydrographic basin. To prevent flooding, the Someș is dammed in the lower course. In the spring of 1970, due to heavy rains, the Someș flooded part of

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and surrounding plains. The discharge exceeded 3,300 m³/s compared to that year's average of 210 m³/s.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Someș: *Left: Someșul Mic,

Salca The Salca (also: ''Codor'') is a left tributary of the river Someș in Romania. It discharges into the Someș in Dej. Its length is and its basin size is . References

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, Olpret, Vad, Șimișna, Iapa, Cormeniș, Valea Leșului, Lozna, Valea Hrăii, Solona, Brâglez,

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Agrij Agrij ( hu, Felsőegregy) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Agrij and Răstolțu Deșert (''Pusztarajtolc''). It was called ''Treznea-Agrij'' from 1988 to 1995, when Treznea and Bozna village ...

, Apa Sărată,

Șoimuș Șoimuș ( hu, Marossolymos, german: Falkendorf) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria ...

, Bârsa, Inău, Valea Urdii,

Horoat The Horoat is a left tributary of the river Someș in 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 Bul ...

, Uileac, Sălaj, Bortura, Runc, Rodina,

Bicău The Bicău is a left tributary of the river Someș in 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, Hunga ...

Valea Vinului Valea Vinului ( hu, Szamosborhíd, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 2,334 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Măriuș (''Mogyorós''), Roșiori (''Szamosveresmart''), Sâi (''Szinfalu'') a ...

, Lipău, Valea Morii, Homorodul Nou, Homorodul Vechi *Right: Someșul Mare, Sălătruc, Muncel, Poiana,

Vâtroape The Vâtroape is a right tributary of the river Someș in 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, Hu ...

, Ileanda, Purcăreț,

Cheud The Cheud is a right tributary of the river Someș in 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 Bu ...

Iadăra The Iadăra is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania. It discharges into the Someș in Mireșu Mare Mireșu Mare ( hu, Nagynyíres) is a commune in Maramureș County, northwestern Romania. It is located near Ulmeni, on the right, ...

, Măriușa, Răchitișa, Bârsău,

Arieș The Arieș ( hu, Aranyos) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Gura Arieșului, southwest of Luduș. Its total length (including its headwater Arieșul Mare) is , and its drainage ba ...

Nistru The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...

Cicârlău Cicârlău ( hu, Nagysikárló) 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 n ...

, Ilba,

Seinel The Seinel is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania. It discharges into the Someș in Seini Seini (German: ''Leuchtenburg''; Hungarian: ''Szinérváralja'') is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. It administers two villages, Săbi� ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Somes Rivers of Cluj County Rivers of Sălaj County Rivers of Maramureș County Rivers of Satu Mare County Rivers of Romania Rivers of Hungary Geography of Transylvania International rivers of Europe