Bârlad River

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Bârlad River
Countries Romania
Counties Neamţ County,
Vaslui County,
Galaţi County
Villages Oniceni,
Negreşti,
Vaslui,
Bârlad,
Tecuci
Length 289 km (180 mi)
Watershed 7,330 km² (2,830 sq mi)
Discharge at Mouth
 - average 9.00 m³/s (318 cu ft/s)
Source
 - location Central Moldavian Plateau,
Valea Ursului
Mouth Siret River
 - location Lieşti
Major tributaries
 - left Bozieni,
Fundătura,
Gârboveta,
Hausei,
Găureni,
Sacovăţ,
Velna,
Durduc,
Rebricea,
Vasluieţ,
Crasna,
Albeşti,
Idriciu,
Zorleni,
Trestiana,
Jeravăţ,
Hobana,
Bârzota,
Gârbovăţ,
Corozel
 - right Băbuşa,
Buda,
Stemnic,
Racova,
Ghilănoiu,
Horoiata,
Simila,
Valea Seacă,
Tutova,
Pereschiv,
Bălăneasa,
Lupul,
Berheci,
Blăneasa,
Prisaca,
Tecucel
Official River Code XII.1.78

The Bârlad is a river in eastern Romania, a tributary of the Siret River. Its total length is 207 km. Its source is in the low hills between the Siret and Prut rivers, southwest of Iaşi. It flows generally south, through the cities of Negreşti, Vaslui, Bârlad and Tecuci. The Bârlad river flows through the Romanian counties of Neamţ, Vaslui and Galaţi. It flows into the Siret at Lieşti.

[edit] References

  • Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
  • Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
  • Trasee turistice - judeţul Galaţi [1]
  • Trasee turistice - judeţul Vaslui [2]
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