The Lechința or Comlod () is a right
tributary
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of the river
Mureș in
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It discharges into the Mureș in the village
Lechința
Lechința (; ) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bungard (''Baumgarten bei Bistritz''; ''Szászbongárd''), Chiraleș (''Kyrieleis''; ''Kerlés''), Lechința, Sângeorzu Nou (''Sank ...
, near
Iernut
Iernut (, ) is a town in Mureș County, central Transylvania, Romania. It administers eight villages: Cipău (''Maroscsapó''), Deag (''Marosdég''), Lechința (''Maroslekence''), Oarba de Mureș (''Marosorbó''), Porumbac (''Porumbáktanya''), ...
.
Lechinta / Comlod (jud. Bistrita Nasaud)
e-calauza.ro Its length is and its basin size is . Its Hungarian name is from the “komló” for hops
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, so its name means ''“Hops Creek”.''
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries
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 the ...
to the river Lechința (from source to mouth):
*Left: Ghemeș, Bozed
The Bozed is a left tributary of the river Lechința in Romania. It flows into the Lechința in Lechincioara
The Lechincioara is a right tributary of the river Valea Rea in Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Cent ...
*Right: Ghilbulcuț, Valea Mare (Șopteriu), Urmeniș, Ulieș, Sărături, Drăculea, Valea Lungă, Icland
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Bistrița-Năsăud County
Rivers of Mureș County
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