The Teleajen is a left

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of the river Prahova in southern

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. Its source is at elevation in the

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, north of

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and the locality of

Cheia Cheia is a mountain resort, north of Ploiești in Prahova County, Romania. Situated in the Teleajen Valley, it is surrounded by the Ciucaș Mountains. Administratively, Cheia is a village, part of Măneciu commune. Cheia Monastery Cheia Mo ...

. Upstream from its confluence with the

Gropșoarele The Gropșoarele is a left tributary of the river Teleajen in Romania. It flows into the Teleajen in Cheia Cheia is a mountain resort, north of Ploiești in Prahova County, Romania. Situated in the Teleajen Valley, it is surrounded by the Ciu ...

in Cheia, it is also called ''Berea'' or ''Cheița''. It flows through the Cheia hollow, by the towns of

Vălenii de Munte Vălenii de Munte () is a town in Prahova County, southern Romania (the historical region of Muntenia), with a population of 11,707 as of 2011. It lies In the Teleajen river valley, north of the county seat of Ploiești. The town's sister cities ...

and Boldești-Scăeni and the city of

Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commu ...

. It discharges into the Prahova near

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.Teleajen (jud. Prahova)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is .

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Teleajen, from source to mouth:

Măneciu Măneciu is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Cheia, Chiciureni, Costeni, Făcăieni, Gheaba, Măneciu-Pământeni, Măneciu-Ungureni (the commune centre), Mânăstirea Suzana, and Plăiețu. Cheia vi ...

Homorâciu Izvoarele is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Cernești, Chirițești, Homorâciu, Izvoarele, Malu Vânăt and Schiulești. A quiet, mostly self-sufficient commune, it has been slowly developing sin ...

Gura Vitioarei Gura Vitioarei is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bughea de Jos, Făgetu, Fundeni, Gura Vitioarei, and Poiana Copăceni. The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, in the sub-C ...

Plopeni Plopeni () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 9,611. Climate Plopeni has a humid continental climate (''Cfb'' in the Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most wi ...

Bucov Bucov () is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, just east of Ploiești, the county seat. It is composed of five villages: Bighilin, Bucov, Chițorani, Pleașa and Valea Orlei. The commune is located in the south-central part of the co ...

, Dumbrava.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Teleajen (from source to mouth): *Left: Pârâul Roșu, Pârâul Cucului,

, Pridvara, Brădetul, Pârâul lui Iepure, Pleșu, Valea Monteorului,

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Drajna Drajna is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of eleven villages: Cătunu, Ciocrac, Drajna de Jos, Drajna de Sus (the commune centre), Făget, Ogretin, Piatra, Pițigoi, Plai, Podurile, and Poiana Mierlei. The river Dr ...

, Gura Vitioarei,

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*Right: Tigăile, Izvorul lui Manole, Bratocea, Babeș, Ciobu, Valea Neagră, Giumelnicu, Mogoșu, Stâna, Bobu, Carpen, Valea Popii, Valea Brusturei, Valea Orății, Valea Movilișului, Boulețu, Valea Mare, Crasna, Stâlpul, Bughea,

Vărbilău Vărbilău is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Coțofenești, Livadea, Podu Ursului, Poiana Vărbilău, and Vărbilău. Geography The commune is located in the central part of the county, nort ...

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, Dâmbu, Ghighiu, Pârâul Rece, Șoava,

Leaotul The Leaotul is a right tributary of the river Teleajen in Romania. It flows into the Teleajen near Râfov, Palanca.Rivers of Romania Rivers of Prahova County {{Prahova-river-stub