Argeș River
Also known as Râul Argeș, Argyas, Argisch, Argeș
Romanian river
Key facts
- Country
- Romania
- Counties
- Argeș Dâmbovița Ilfov Giurgiu Călărași
- Cities
- Curtea de Argeș Pitești Oltenița
- Source
- Făgăraș Mountains
- Location
- Arefu
- Coordinates
- 45°36′04″N 24°37′30″E / 45.601°N 24.625°E / 45.601; 24.625
- Elevation
- 2,030 m (6,660 ft)
- Mouth
- Danube
- Length
- 350 km (220 mi)
- Basin size
- 12,550 km (4,850 sq mi)
- Average
- 71 m /s (2,500 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Danube → Black Sea
- Left
Article
The Argeș ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈardʒeʃ] ) is a river in Southern Romania, a left tributary of the Danube. It is 350 km (220 mi) long, and its basin area is 12,550 km (4,850 sq mi). Its source is in the Făgăraș Mountains, in the Southern Carpathians and it flows into the Danube at Oltenița. Its average discharge at the mouth is 71 m/s (2,500 cu ft/s).
The main city on the Argeș is Pitești. Upstream, it is retained by the Vidraru Dam, which has created Lake Vidraru. Its upper course, upstream of Lake Vidraru, is also called Capra.
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