The Bârlad is a

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in eastern

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, a left tributary of the river

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. Its total length is , and its

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area is .2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 13 The source of the Bârlad is in the low hills between the Siret and

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rivers, southwest of

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. It flows generally south, through the cities of Negrești, Vaslui,

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and

Tecuci Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești. ...

. The Bârlad traverses the Romanian counties of Neamț, Vaslui and

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and flows into the Siret near Suraia.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Bârlad (from source to mouth): Left: Bozieni, Gârboveta, Hăușei, Găureni, Sacovăț, Velna, Stavnic, Rebricea, Uncești, Telejna, Vaslui, Crasna, Albești, Idrici, Văleni, Petrișoara, Banca, Bujoreni, Zorleni, Trestiana, Jaravăț, Hobana, Bârzotel, Bârzota, Bălăneasa, Gârbovăț, Corozel Right: Purcica, Poiana Lungă, Bârzești, Stemnic, Racova, Chițoc, Ghilăhoi, Chițcani, Pârvești, Horoiata, Simila, Valea Seacă, Tutova, Pereschiv, Lupul, Berheci, Blăneasa, Prisaca, Tecucel

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Neamț County Rivers of Vaslui County Rivers of Galați County {{Galați-river-stub