Körös River
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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 Ke
Key facts
- 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)
- River.discharge1_avg
- (Period: 1971–2000)
- River.source1
- Confluence of headwaters Crișul Alb and Crișul Negru
- River.source1_location
- near Gyula
- River.mouth
- Tisza
- River.mouth_location
- near Csongrád
- River.tributaries_left
- Fehér-Körös
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Hungary
- Located in
- Hungary
- Continent
- Europe
- Image
- The river Körös near the Hungarian town Mezőberény.jpg
- Length
- 93.2
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- Commons category
- Körös
- mouth of the watercourse
- Tisza
- watershed area
- 27500
- discharge
- 21.0
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- P6482
- Körös River
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Körös River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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