The Tarcău () is a right
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
Bistrița 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 ...
. It discharges into the Bistrița in the village
Tarcău. It flows through the villages
Ardeluța,
Schitu Tarcău,
Brateș,
Cazaci and
Tarcău. Its length is and its basin size is .
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The Hungarian name means "baldstone". The Romanian name derives from that.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tarcău:
*Left: Țapu, Tărcuța, Ardeluța, Răchita, Bolovăniș, Măierușu, Brateș, Ața, Râul Cheii, Valea Bătrâna, Cazaci, Frasinu
*Right: Răchitiș, Goșmanu, Dumitru, Cichiva, Murgoci, Pașcu, Radu, Hermanu
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Neamț County
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