Arieș
The Arieș (Hungarian: Aranyos) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Gura Arieșului, 11 km (6.8 mi) southwest of Luduș. Its total length (including its headwater Arieșul Mare) is 166 km (103 mi), and its drainage basin area is 3,005 km2 (1,160 sq mi).
| Arieș Aranyos | |
|---|---|
The Arieș in Turda | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba, Cluj |
| Towns | Turda, Câmpia Turzii |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of headwaters Arieșul Mare and Arieșul Mic |
| • location | Lake Mihoești |
| • coordinates | 46°22′20″N 23°01′01″E |
| • elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Mouth | Mureș |
• location | Gura Arieșului |
• coordinates | 46°25′45″N 23°58′38″E |
• elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Length | 166 km (103 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,005 km2 (1,160 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Arieșul Mare, Iara |
| • right | Arieșul Mic, Abrud |
Most probably "Arieș" means "Gold River", the name being derived from the Latin "Aureus". The Hungarian name "Aranyos" means "Golden" and it was first mentioned in 1177.
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