Körös River
Sign in to saveThe 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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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.