The Șumuleul Mare (also: Șomleul Mare; Hungarian: Nagy-Somlyó, pronounced [ˈnɒcʃomjoː]) is a small river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Harghita County, central Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Mureș.[1][2] It flows through the municipality Ciumani, and joins the Mureș near the village Ciumani. Its length is 17 km (11 mi) and its basin size is 54 km2 (21 sq mi).[2]
| Șumuleul Mare Nagy-Somlyó | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Harghita County |
| Villages | Ciumani |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gurghiu Mountains, Mount Opro |
| • coordinates | 46°35′18″N 25°25′45″E / 46.58833°N 25.42917°E |
| • elevation | 1,349 m (4,426 ft) |
| Mouth | Mureș |
• location | Ciumani |
• coordinates | 46°41′15″N 25°29′25″E / 46.68750°N 25.49028°E |
• elevation | 733 m (2,405 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Șumuleul Mic |
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. pp. 250–251.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 133. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.8
