Körös
Körös / Criș | |
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![]() The Körös near Kunszentmárton | |
![]() Course of the Körös (interactive map) | |
Location | |
Countries | Hungary and Romania |
Counties | |
Towns | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of headwaters Crișul Alb and Crișul Negru |
• location | near Gyula |
• coordinates | 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E / 46.70028°N 21.26917°E |
• elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
Mouth | Tisza |
• location | near Csongrád |
• coordinates | 46°43′2″N 20°11′18″E / 46.71722°N 20.18833°E |
• elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Length | 128.6 km (79.9 mi) |
Basin size | 27,537 km2 (10,632 sq mi) 27,123.2 km2 (10,472.3 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | Csongrád (near mouth) |
• average | 105 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s) 115.859 m3/s (4,091.5 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös) |
• right | Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös) |
The Körös (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkørøʃ]) or Criș (Romanian pronunciation: ['kriʃ]) (German: Kreisch) is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is 128.6 km (79.9 mi) 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 27,537 km2 (10,632 sq mi).[3]: 22 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.
It was known in antiquity as the "Chrysus", Crisus, Crisia, Grisia, or Gerasus.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Rivers Network". 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007, IPCDR
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