The Arpaș () is a left

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 Olt in

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. It discharges into the Olt in

Arpașu de Jos Arpașu de Jos () is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, 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, ...

.Arpasul / Arpasul Mare (jud. Sibiu)
e-calauza.ro The source of the Arpaș is in the

Făgăraș Mountains The Făgăraș Mountains ( ; ) are the highest mountains of the Southern Carpathians, in Romania. Geography The mountain range is situated in the heart of Romania, at . The range is bordered in the north by the Făgăraș Depression, through wh ...

. Its length is and its basin size is .

Hydronymy

The Hungarian name means "barley". The Romanian name derives from that.

References

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