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The Vișeu ( hu, Visó) in northern
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 Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
is a left tributary of the river
Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza be ...
. Its source is in the
Rodna Mountains Rodna Mountains ( ro, Munții Rodnei, hu, Radnai-havasok) are a subdivision of the Inner Eastern Carpathians in northern Romania. The name comes from the nearby Rodna Veche village. At , is the highest peak in all of the Eastern Carpathians. T ...
. It passes through the following villages, communes and cities:
Borșa Borșa (; Hungarian: ''Borsa'', German: ''Borscha'', yi, בורשא ''Borsha'') is a town in eastern Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania, in the valley of the river Vișeu and near the Prislop Pass. Linking Transylvania to Bukovina, Prislo ...
(city),
Moisei Moisei ( hu, Majszin) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. Composed of a single village, Moisei, it is one of the oldest communes in Maramureș County, first attested in 1213. This place is well known for the monastery near the ...
(commune),
Vișeu de Sus Vișeu de Sus (; german: Oberwischau; hu, Felsővisó; ; , Ober Vishoi, Ojberwischo) is a town in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania, located at the confluence of the rivers Vișeu and Vaser. It administers one village, Vișeu de Mijloc (''K ...
(city),
Vișeu de Jos Vișeu de Jos ( hu, Alsóvisó, yi, אונטר-ווישווה or ''Unter-Visheve'', german: Unterwischau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vișeu de Jos. The river Vișeu, a tributary of ...
(commune), Leordina (commune), Petrova (commune), Bistra (village),
Valea Vișeului Valea may refer to several places in Romania: * Valea, a village in Urmeniș Commune, Bistrița-Năsăud County * Valea, a village in Pietrari Commune, Dâmbovița County * Valea, a village in Bolboși Commune, Gorj County * Valea, a village in Z ...
(village). In Valea Vișeului village, the river flows into the
Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza be ...
. Its length is .Analysis of 3-10 March 2001 flood in the basins of the Vișeu and Iza Rivers
Its
drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
covers an area of .Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Vișeu (from source to mouth): Left: Fântâna, Negoescu,
Repedea Repedea (Ukrainian and Rusyn: Кривий; hu, Oroszkő) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Repedea. At the 2011 census, 96.7% of inhabitants were Ukrainians, 2.2% Romanians and 0.3% Roma ...
, Pârâul Pietros, Izvorul Dragoș, Izvorul Negru,
Drăguiasa The Drăguiasa is a left tributary of the river Vișeu in Romania. It discharges into the Vișeu in Vișeu de Jos. Its length is and its basin size is .Cisla,
Vaser The Vaser ( hu, Vasér) is a right tributary of the river Vișeu in Romania. Its length is and its basin size is . It flows into the Vișeu in Vișeu de Sus.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 ...
, Valea Morii, Ruscova, Frumușeaua, Bistra, Runcu Mare


References

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