The Tazlău is a left
tributary
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of the river
Trotuș
The Trotuș () is a river in eastern Romania, a right tributary of the river Siret. It emerges from the Ciuc Mountains in the Eastern Carpathians and joins the Siret in Domnești-Sat near Adjud after passing through Comănești and Onești in Ba ...
in
Romania
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.
[Ovidiu Gabor - , map page 10] Its source is in the
Tarcău Mountains
The Tarcău Mountains (, ) are a mountain range, part of the Moldavian-Muntenian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians.
The range is located between the latitudes 46°25′ and 46°57′ N and between the longitudes 25°52′ and 26°28 ...
. It discharges into the Trotuș in
Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021.
Etymology
Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...
, near the city
Onești
Onești (; ), formerly known as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 34,005 inhabitants as of 2021. It is situated in the historical region of Moldavia.
Administratively, the villages of Slobozia an ...
. The
Belci Dam, which failed in 1991, was built on the river Tazlău. The following villages are situated along the river Tazlău, from source to mouth:
Tazlău
Tazlău is a Commune in Romania, commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, also named Tazlău.
Tazlău Monastery is located in the village.
Geography
The commune is situated at the western edge of t ...
,
Frumoasa,
Balcani
Balcani is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balcani, Frumoasa, Ludași, and Schitu Frumoasa.
The commune is located in the foothills of the Eastern Carpathians, at an altitude of , on the ban ...
,
Ludași,
Pârjol,
Tărâța,
Hemieni,
Scorțeni,
Tescani,
Berești-Tazlău,
Sănduleni
Sănduleni is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, 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 t ...
,
Livezi,
Helegiu
Helegiu is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, 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 t ...
and
Slobozia
Slobozia () is the capital city of Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 41,550 in 2021.
Etymology
Its name is from the Romanian "slobozie", which meant a recently colonized village which was free of taxation. The word its ...
. Its length is and its basin size is .
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tazlău (from source to mouth):
*Left: Frăsiniș, Сiunget, Rotăria, Preduș, Zăvoare, Vădurele, Brusturatul, Peștiosul, Racila,
Boul, Sârbi, Nadișa,
Răchitiș,
Orășa, Valea Rea, Filipia, Bălăneasa, Helegiu, Văereni, Brătila, Belci
*Right: Pârâul Negru, Geamăna, Șoimi, Stuhi, Limpejioru, Slătioara, Frumoasa,
Schit, Ludași,
Cucuieți,
Solonț
Solonț is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, 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 ...
,
Tazlăul Sărat,
Cernu, Berești, Strâmba,
Moreni
Moreni () is a municipiu, municipality in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 15,472 as of 2021. The city is in the eastern part of the county, on the border with Prahova County. It is located east of the county seat, Tâ ...
,
Lupul,
Bârsănești
Bârsănești is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, 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, Hunga ...
The Belci dam disaster
A dam and minor hydroelectric plant were set up on the Tazlau near Belci, a neighborhood of the town of
Onesti.
In the early hours of the 29th of July 1991, an unusually large amount of rain fell that overwhelmed the dam and caused a breach and flooding up and down the river valley.
The final tally for the disaster was 31 people dead, over 2500 houses destroyed, over the whole river valley, over 7000 other houses flooded and more than 5000 animals dead.
The village of Slobozia was nearly completely destroyed.
Investigations after the fact revealed that the studies of river flows in the area were rushed and incomplete, and that procedures for dealing with the situation were not observed because of various administrative mishaps.
As of this writing, the area of the powerplant lies abandoned and the river flows left of it, where the dam once stood.
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Bacău County
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