Șomuzul Mare
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| Șomuzul Mare | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Suceava County |
| Cities | Fălticeni |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Siret |
• coordinates | 47°24′26″N 26°38′00″E / 47.4072°N 26.6332°E |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin size | 483 km2 (186 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Siret→ Danube→ Black Sea |
The Șomuzul Mare is a right tributary of the river Siret in Romania.[1][2][3] It discharges into the Siret near Dolhasca.[4] The basin size of the 62 km (39 mi) long Șomuzul Mare is 483 km2 (186 sq mi).[2] It flows through the villages Stroiești, Zaharești, Liteni, Pocoleni, Fălticeni (city), Șoldănești, Huși, Preutești, Basarabi, Arghira, Dolheștii Mari, Dolheștii Mici and Dolhasca (town). The Șomuz and Pocoleni dams are built on this river.
Tributaries
[edit]The following rivers are tributaries to the river Șomuzul Mare (from source to mouth):[2]
- Left: Humoria, Frumoasa, Vătavu, Boroșeni, Cimbrina, Prisaca, Brana
- Right: Stupca, Iazuri, Brădățel, Târgul, Leucușești, Platonița
References
[edit]- ^ "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. 908.
- ^ a b c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 372–373. OCLC 895459847. River code: XII.1.21
- ^ Ovidiu Gabor - Economic Mechanism in Water Management at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 March 2009), map page 10
- ^ Somuzul Mare (jud. Suceava), e-calauza.ro
