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(Redirected from Niraj River) This article is about the river. For the Indo-Nepalese masculine name, see Neeraj. For other uses, see Niraj (disambiguation). River in Mureș County, Romania
Niraj
Native name
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesMureș County
TownsMiercurea Nirajului, Ungheni
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic.
 • locationСâmpu Cetății
 • coordinates46°40′27″N 25°01′10″E / 46.6742°N 25.0194°E / 46.6742; 25.0194
MouthMureș
 • locationnear Ungheni
 • coordinates46°28′52″N 24°25′37″E / 46.481°N 24.427°E / 46.481; 24.427
Length82 km (51 mi)
Basin size651 km (251 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMureșTiszaDanubeBlack Sea

The Niraj (Hungarian: Nyárád; German: Niersch) is a river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. Its name originates from the Hungarian word nyár, meaning "poplar". It is a left tributary of the river Mureș. It starts at the confluence of headwaters Nirajul Mare and Nirajul Mic. It flows through the villages Câmpu Cetății, Eremitu, Mătrici, Călugăreni, Dămieni, Grâușorul, Vărgata, Miercurea Nirajului, Dumitreștii, Gălești, Bolintineni, Păsăreni, Murgești, Acățari, Stejeriș, Crăciunești, Ilieni, Gheorghe Doja, Leordeni and joins the Mureș in Vidrasău, near the town Ungheni. Its length is 82 km (51 mi) (including its source river Nirajul Mare) and its basin size is 651 km (251 sq mi).

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Niraj (from source to mouth):

References

  1. "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 288.
  2. ^ Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 143–144. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.67
  3. Niraj (jud. Mures), e-calauza.ro
Tributaries of Mureș
Left tributaries
Right tributaries
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