The Tarcău ( hu, Tarkő) 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 drai ...

of the river

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. It discharges into the Bistrița in the village

Tarcău Tarcău is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ardeluța, Brateș, Cazaci, Schitu Tarcău, Straja, and Tarcău. The commune is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with B ...

. It flows through the villages Ardeluța, Schitu Tarcău,

Brateș Brateș ( hu, Barátos, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages: * Brateș * Pachia / Páké *Telechia / Orbaitelek History It formed part of the Székely Land region of the ...

, Cazaci and

. Its length is and its basin size is .Caracteristicile județului Neamț
p. 4 The Hungarian name means "baldstone". The Romanian name derives from that.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tarcău: *Left: Țapu, Tărcuța, Ardeluța, Răchita, Bolovăniș, Măierușu,

, Ața, Râul Cheii, Valea Bătrâna, Cazaci, Frasinu *Right: Răchitiș, Goșmanu, Dumitru, Cichiva, Murgoci, Pașcu, Radu, Hermanu

References

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