The Száraz-ér () is a right

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...

of the river Mureș in

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

and

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. It discharges into the Mureș near

Makó Makó (, , Makowe, or , ) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 21,913 people and it has an area of , of which is arable land. Makó is the fourth-larges ...

. It originates in the city of Arad and flows westwards crossing the border into Hungary near the village of Turnu. It flows through the towns

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and

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before it enters the Mureș east of Makó. The river is entirely channelized and is integrated into the drainage system of the area.

Hydronymy

The Hungarian name of the river means "(dry) brook". The Romanian name derives from that.

References

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