The Vadu Crișului – Aștileu Canal (called colloquially ''Canalu de Apă'') is a

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...

Bihor County Bihor County (, ) is a county (județ) in western Romania. With a total area of , Bihor is Romania's 6th largest county geographically and the main county in the historical region of Crișana. Its capital city is Oradea (Nagyvárad). Toponymy ...

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 diverts part of the discharge of the river

Crișul Repede The Crișul Repede (Romanian language, Romanian Crișul Repede ("the rapid Criș"); Hungarian language, Hungarian Sebes-Körös) is a river in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania and in southeastern Hungary (Körösvidek). Together with the rivers Cri ...

for the supply of the Aștileu hydroelectric plant with an installed capacity of 2.8 MW. It is long.Planul de management al riscului la inundații – Administrația Bazinală de Apă Crișuri
p. 21 The canal was built in 1954. It starts near the village of Vadu Crișului and runs parallel to the course of the Crișul Repede, running in the proximity of the villages Birtin, Dobricionești, Josani, Măgești and

Aștileu Aștileu () is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Aștileu, Călățea (''Kalota''), Chistag (''Keszteg''), and Peștere (''Körösbarlang''). The commune is located in the central part of the county, ...

, finally connecting with the Crișul Repede near the town of Aleșd. The canal also catches the discharges of the tributaries of the Crișul Repede it intersects.

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