Tarcău (river)

Tarcău
Tarcău
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Neamț County
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Grindușul
• location	Tarcău Mountains
• coordinates	46°38′45″N 26°09′12″E / 46.64583°N 26.15333°E
• elevation	1,537 m (5,043 ft)
Mouth	Bistrița
• location	Tarcău
• coordinates	46°53′29″N 26°08′10″E / 46.89139°N 26.13611°E
• elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Length	33 km (21 mi)
Basin size	392 km2 (151 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Bistrița→ Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Tarcău (Hungarian: Tarkő) is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania.^[1]^[2]^[3] It discharges into the Bistrița in the village Tarcău.^[4] It flows through the villages Ardeluța, Schitu Tarcău, Brateș, Cazaci and Tarcău. Its length is 33 km (21 mi) and its basin size is 392 km² (151 sq mi).^[2]^[5]

The Hungarian name means "baldstone". The Romanian name derives from that.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tarcău:^[2]

Left: Țapu, Tărcuța, Ardeluța, Răchita, Bolovăniș, Măierușu, Brateș, Ața, Râul Cheii, Valea Bătrâna, Cazaci, Frasinu
Right: Răchitiș, Goșmanu, Dumitru, Cichiva, Murgoci, Pașcu, Radu, Hermanu

^ "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. 953.
^ ^a ^b ^c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 396. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.53.49
^ Ovidiu Gabor - "Economic Mechanism in Water Management" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05., map page 10
^ Tarcau (jud. Neamt), e-calauza.ro
^ Caracteristicile județului Neamț, p. 4 (in Romanian)

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