Arieș River

Also known as Aranyos River

The Arieș () is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. It discharges into the Mureș in Gura Arieșului, southwest of Luduș. Its total length (including its headwater Arieșul Mare) is , and its drainage basin area is .

Key facts

River.name: Arieș
River.name_other: Aranyos
River.image: TurdaAries.jpg
River.image_caption: The Arieș in Turda
River.map: Raul Aries.jpg
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Romania
River.subdivision_type2: Counties
River.subdivision_name2: Alba, Cluj
River.subdivision_type3: Towns
River.subdivision_name3: Turda, Câmpia Turzii
River.source1: Confluence of headwaters Arieșul Mare and Arieșul Mic
River.source1_location: Lake Mihoești
River.mouth: Mureș
River.mouth_location: Gura Arieșului
River.tributaries_left: Arieșul Mare, Iara
River.tributaries_right: Arieșul Mic, Abrud

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Wikidata facts

Image: Raul Aries.jpg
Length: 166

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discharge: 25.6
Commons category: Arieș
watershed area: 2970

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Tributaries
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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.