Körös
Körös (Hungarian: Körös, Romanian: Criş, German: Kreisch) is a river in eastern Hungary. It is 195 kilometres (121 miles) long.
| Körös / Criș | |
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 The Körös near Kunszentmárton | |
 Course of the Körös (interactive map) | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Hungary and Romania |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of headwaters Crișul Alb and Crișul Negru |
| - location | near Gyula |
| - coordinates | 46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E |
| - elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Mouth | Tisza |
| - location | near Csongrád |
| - coordinates | 46°43′2″N 20°11′18″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) |
References
- "Rivers Network". 2020.
- "Rivers Network". 2020.
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