River in Maramureș County, Romania
The Lăpuș (Hungarian: Lápos) is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania.[1][2] It originates in the Lăpuș Mountains, Maramureș County. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of Baia Mare.[3] It flows through the communes Băiuț, Lăpuș, Târgu Lăpuș, Vima Mică, Șomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului, Coaș, Săcălășeni, Groși, Coltău, Recea and Tăuții-Măgherăuș. Its length is 119 km (74 mi) and its basin size is 1,875 km2 (724 sq mi).[2]
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lăpuș (from source to mouth):[2]
- Left: Tocila, Botiz, Râoaia, Iedera, Suciu, Nireș, Rohia, Valea Mare, Valea Gâdelui, Boiul, Prislop
- Right: Strâmbul Băiuț, Rotunda, Dobric, Valea Rea, Cavnic, Chechiș, Craica, Săsar, Băița
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