Cugir (river)

The Cugir (Hungarian: Kudzsir-patak) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Romania.^[1][2] It discharges into the Mureș near Șibot.^[3] Its length is 67 km (42 mi) (including its headwater Râul Mare) and its basin size is 358 km² (138 sq mi).^[2][4]

Cugir Kudzsir-patak
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Alba County
Villages	Cugir, Vinerea, Șibot
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of headwaters Râul Mare and Râul Mic
• location	Cugir
• coordinates	45.8246°N 23.3763°E / 45.8246; 23.3763
Mouth	Mureș
• location	Șibot
• coordinates	45.9486°N 23.3431°E / 45.9486; 23.3431
Length	67 km (42 mi)
Basin size	358 km2 (138 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Râul Mic
• right	Râul Mare, Chișag

Course

The river starts at the confluence of headwaters Râul Mare and Râul Mic in the town Cugir. Both rivers have their source in the Șureanu Mountains. From Cugir, the river flows north and discharges into the Mureș near Șibot. In the final 3 km before the confluence, two branches split from the main river: one towards the left along the village Șibot, one towards the right along the village Balomiru de Câmp.