The Cârțișoara () 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 Romania. The source of the Cârțișoara is near

Bâlea Lake Bâlea Lake (, ; ) is a glacier lake situated at an altitude of 2,034 m (6,673 ft) in the Făgăraș Mountains, in central Romania, near Cârțișoara, Sibiu County. There are two chalets opened all year round, a meteorological statio ...

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 ...

. It discharges into the Olt in Cârța.Cartisoara / Valea Cartisoarei / Carta (jud. Sibiu)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is .

References

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