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Canalul Morilor

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Canalul Morilor
Specifications
Length92 km (57 mi)
Geography
Start pointCrișul Alb at Berindia, Romania
End pointCrișul Alb at Vărșand, Romania
Beginning coordinates46°18′50″N 22°08′44″E / 46.3139°N 22.1456°E / 46.3139; 22.1456
Ending coordinates46°37′00″N 21°21′17″E / 46.6167°N 21.3546°E / 46.6167; 21.3546
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The Canalul Morilor is a canal in the lowland area south of the river Crișul Alb in Arad County, western Romania. Constructed in the 19th century for water-mills, it is now used for irrigation. It takes water from the Crișul Alb near Berindia, flows more or less parallel to the Crișul Alb towards the west and discharges into the Crișul Alb in Vărșand. It is 92 km (57 mi) long.[1] It passes through the communes Buteni, Bârsa, Bocsig, Ineu, Seleuș, Zărand, Olari, Chișineu-Criș, Socodor and Pilu. It intercepts several former left tributaries of the Crișul Alb, including Chișer, Rât and Budieru.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Planul de management al riscului la inundații - Administrația Bazinală de Apă Crișuri, p. 21
  2. ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 147.
  3. ^ Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 106. OCLC 895459847. River code: III.1.40a