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Ier

Coordinates: 47°16′40″N 21°47′59″E / 47.2779°N 21.7997°E / 47.2779; 21.7997
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Ier
Ér
The frozen river
Ier is located in Hungary
Ier
Ier is located in Romania
Ier
Location
CountriesRomania and Hungary
Counties
Villages
Physical characteristics
MouthBarcău (Berettyó)
 • location
Pocsaj
 • coordinates
47°16′40″N 21°47′59″E / 47.2779°N 21.7997°E / 47.2779; 21.7997
Basin features
ProgressionBarcăuCrișul RepedeKörösTiszaDanubeBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftChecheț
 • rightSalcia

The Ier or Eriu (Hungarian: Ér) is a right tributary of the river Barcău (Berettyó) in Romania and Hungary.[1][2] It discharges into the Barcău in Pocsaj. The Andrid Dam is constructed on this river. The Ier flows through the villages Mihăieni, Eriu-Sâncrai, Ghirolt, Rădulești, Hotoan, Sudurău, Dindești, Andrid, Sălacea, Cherechiu, Săcueni, Diosig in Romania, and Pocsaj in Hungary. In Romania, its length is 100 km (62 mi) and its basin size is 1,392 km2 (537 sq mi).[2]

Hydronymy

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The Hungarian name of the river means "brook". The Romanian name derives from that.

Tributaries

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The following rivers are tributaries to the river Ier:

References

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  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. p. 220.
  2. ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 123–125. OCLC 895459847. River code: III.1.44.33.28
  • Memoriu privind planul de apărare împotriva inundațiilor Satu Mare [1]