The Doftana (sometimes: ''Doftana Ardeleană'') 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
Tărlung
The Tărlung (in its upper course also: ''Ramura Mare''; ) is a left tributary of the river Râul Negru in Romania. It discharges into the Râul Negru in Băcel.
in
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 the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. The Tărlung in turn is a tributary of the river
Râul Negru
The Râul Negru (; literally meaning "Black River") is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania. It joins the Olt in Lunca Câlnicului.Săcele. Its length is and its basin size is .