The Bistricioara is a right

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of the river

Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approxima ...

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, which it joins at the upper end of Lake Izvorul Muntelui, near the village Bistricioara.Bistricioara moldoveana (jud. Neamt)
e-calauza.ro It flows through the villages Bilbor,

Capu Corbului Corbu ( hu, Gyergyóholló, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. The commune is composed of two villages, Capu Corbului (''Hollósarka'') and Corbu. The commune is located in the northern part of the ...

, Corbu, Tulgheș,

Bradu Bradu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', ...

Grințieș Grințieș is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bradu, Grințieș, and Poiana. The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the border with Harghita County, from the town of B ...

and Bistricioara. Upstream from its confluence with the Borcut, it is also called ''Răcila''. Its length is and its basin size is .

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bistricioara: *Left: Iutași, Vaman, Țigan, Pintii, Argestru, Hărlagii, Muncel, Seaca, Barasău, Prisăcani, Bradu, Grasu, Grințieș, Grințieșul Mic *Right: Borcut, Dobreanu, Fundoaia, Șeștini, Răchitișul Mic, Răchitișul Mare, Cupele,

Pârâul Vinului The Pârâul Vinului (also: ''Valea Vinului'') is a right tributary of the river Bistricioara in Romania. It flows into the Bistricioara in Capu Corbului Corbu ( hu, Gyergyóholló, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Harghita County, Tra ...

, Corbu, Asod, Putna, Pintic, Frasin, Moraru

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Harghita County Rivers of Neamț County {{Neamț-river-stub