Barcău River
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The Barcău or Bereteu (Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is about long with a watershed area of . After crossing Bihor County in Romania and Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in Hungary, it flows into the Sebes-Körös (Romanian: Crișul Repede) near Szeghalom. Its length in Romania is .
Key facts
- River.name
- Barcău
- River.name_other
- Berettyó
- River.image
- Berettyó Szeghalomnál.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Berettyó in Hungary
- River.map
- Raul Barcau.png
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.subdivision_name1
- Romania and Hungary
- River.subdivision_type2
- Counties
- River.subdivision_name2
- Romania: Hungary:
- River.subdivision_type3
- Towns
- River.source1
- Plopiș Mountains
- River.source1_location
- near Boghiș, Sălaj County, Romania
- River.mouth
- Crișul Repede
- River.mouth_location
- near Szeghalom, Békés County, Hungary
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- Ier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- transboundary river
- Country
- Hungary
- Elevation
- 85
- Image
- Berettyó.jpg
- Length
- 134
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Crișul Repede River
- watershed area
- 2025
- Commons category
- Barcău
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- discharge
- 6.14
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Towns and villages
- Tributaries
- References
The Barcău or Bereteu (Romanian or Berettyó in Hungarian) is a river which has its origin in Sălaj County, Romania. It is about long with a watershed area of . After crossing Bihor County in Romania and Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in Hungary, it flows into the Sebes-Körös (Romanian: Crișul Repede) near Szeghalom. Its length in Romania is .
The upper reach of the Barcău, upstream of the junction with the Răchita is locally called the Ștei, Berchesei or Bărcașu. The reach between the junctions with the Răchita and the Toplița is locally known as the Tusa. The name Barcău is only used following its confluence with the Toplița.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barcău River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations