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Arinaș River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Bistrița (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistritsa]), also called Bistrița Aurie or Bistrița Moldoveană (Hungarian: Aranyos-Beszterce), is a river in the Romanian regions of Maramureș, Bukovina and Moldavia (most of its length). It is a right tributary of the river Siret. At Chetriș, near Bacău, it flows into the Siret. Its source is in the Rodna Mountains, at the foot of the Gârgalău Peak. It flows through the counties Bistrița-Năsăud, Suceava, Neamț, and Bacău. The towns Vatra Dornei, Bicaz, Piatra Neamț, Roznov, Buhuși, and Bacău lie along the Bistrița. The Bistrița is 283 km (176 mi) long, and its basin area is 7,039 km2 (2, 718 sq mi). The upper reach is also known as Bistrița Aurie (Goldene Bistritz). The following dams have been constructed on the river Bistrița: Topoliceni Izvorul Muntelui Pângărați Vaduri Piatra Neamț Reconstrucția Racova Gârleni Lilieci Bacău

Flows through: Romania.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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