Târnava Mică

The Târnava Mică ("Small Târnava"; Hungarian: Kis-Küküllő; German: Kleine Kokel) is a river in Romania.^[1][2] Its total length is 196 km (122 mi), and its drainage basin area is 2,071 km² (800 sq mi).^[2][3] Its source is in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, in Harghita County. It flows to the west through the Romanian counties Harghita, Mureș, and Alba, more or less parallel to and north from the Târnava Mare. The cities of Sovata and Târnăveni lie on the Târnava Mică. It joins the Târnava Mare in Blaj, forming the Târnava.^[4]

Târnava Mică
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Harghita, Mureș, Alba
Towns	Sovata, Târnăveni, Blaj
Physical characteristics
Source	Gurghiu Mountains
• elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Mouth	Târnava
• location	Blaj
• coordinates	46°10′16″N 23°53′31″E
• elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Length	196 km (122 mi)
Basin size	2,071 km2 (800 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	*
• average	10.0 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Târnava→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Târnava Mică, from source to mouth: Praid, Sovata, Sărățeni, Chibed, Ghindari, Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Fântânele, Bălăușeri, Coroisânmărtin, Suplac, Mica, Gănești, Târnăveni, Adămuș, Crăiești, Cetatea de Baltă, Jidvei, Șona, Sâncel, Blaj.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Târnava Mică (from source to mouth):^[2]

Left: Praid, Corund, Solocma, Ceia, Cușmed, Șenie, Roua, Vețca, Ciortoș, Nadeș, Agrișteu, Domald, Seleuș, Sântioana, Cund, Botoș, Hărănglab, Băgaciu, Sărata, Saroș, Adămuș, Balta, Spinoasa, Graben, Ror, Valea Mare

Right: Creanga Mare, Iuhod, Sovata, Becheci, Ghegheș, Veseuș, Broaga, Pănade

References

1. "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. 366–368.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 164–168. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.96.52
3. 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13
4. Tarnava Mica (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro