Körös River

Also known as Hármas-Körös, Crișul Triplu

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River.name: Körös / Criș
River.image: Near Kunszentmárton, 2006 Körös1.jpg
River.image_caption: The Körös near Kunszentmárton
River.map: Körös.png
River.map_size: 280px
River.map_caption: Course of the Körös (interactive map)
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: Hungary
River.subdivision_type4: Counties
River.subdivision_type5: Towns
River.length: (Körös–Kettős-Körös–Fehér-Körös: 363 km)
River.discharge1_location: Csongrád (near mouth)

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The Körös () or Criș () (German: Kreisch) is a river in eastern Hungary. Its length is from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) to its outflow into the Tisza. Its drainage basin area is . It has three source rivers, all with their origin in the Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania, Romania: Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös) and Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös). The confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) is near the town Gyula. The Körös downstream from Gyula is also called the Kettős-Körös (Hungarian for "double Körös"). 37.3 km further downstream, near Gyomaendrőd, the Sebes-Körös (Crișul Repede) joins the Körös/Criș. The section downstream from Gyomaendrőd is also called the Hármas-Körös (Hungarian for "triple Körös"). The Körös flows into the Tisza River near Csongrád in Csongrád county.

It was known in antiquity as the Gerasus, Cusus, Gresia or Grissia.