The Canalul Morilor is a canal in the lowland area south of the river

Crișul Alb The Crișul Alb (Romanian), ( Hungarian: Fehér-Körös) is a river in western Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, and in south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). Its source is in the southern Apuseni Mountains (Romanian: Munții A ...

Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( judeţ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative cente ...

, western

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

. Constructed in the 19th century for water-mills, it is now used for irrigation. It takes water from the Crișul Alb near

Berindia Buteni ( hu, Buttyin) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The river Crișul Alb flows nearby. Buteni commune lies in the Sebiș Basin Sebiș ( hu, Borossebes) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. Situated 82 km from ...

, flows more or less parallel to the Crișul Alb towards the west and discharges into the Crișul Alb in

Vărșand Pilu ( hu, Nagypél) is a commune in Arad County, Romania, is situated on the Criș Plateau, in the north-western part of the county, at the western border of Romania. The commune stretches over and is composed of two villages, Pilu (situated ...

. It is long.Planul de management al riscului la inundații - Administrația Bazinală de Apă Crișuri
p. 21 It passes through the communes

Buteni Buteni ( hu, Buttyin) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The river Crișul Alb flows nearby. Buteni commune lies in the Sebiș Basin, at the foot of the Cuiedului Hills. It is composed of four villages: Berindia (''Borosberend''), Buteni (situ ...

Bârsa Bârsa ( hu, Barza) is a commune in Arad County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria ...

Bocsig Bocsig ( hu, Bokszeg) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. The commune is situated in the Ineu Basin, along the Crișul Alb River, and it stretches over . It is composed of three villages: Bocsig (situated at from Arad), Mânerău (''Monyoró ...

Ineu Ineu (; Hungarian: ''Borosjenő''; Serbian: Јенопоље/''Jenopolje''; Turkish: ''Yanova'') is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. It is situated at a distance of from the county capital, Arad, it occupies a surface a ...

Seleuș Seleuș ( hu, Csigérszőllős) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Seleuș commune lies in the eastern part of the Crișul Alb Plateau, along the river Cigher. Its administrative territory occupies 4122 hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: h ...

Zărand Zărand ( hu, Zaránd) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. It lies over approximately 7600 hectares on the Crișurilor Plateau, at the confluence of the Cigher and Crișul Alb rivers. It is composed of two villages, Cintei (''Köröscsente'') a ...

, Olari,

Chișineu-Criș Chișineu-Criș ( Hungarian: ''Kisjenő'') is a town in Arad County, Crișana, Romania. Geography The town is situated on the north-western side of the county, at a distance from Arad, the county seat. The administrative territory stretches ov ...

Socodor Socodor ( hu, Székudvar) is a commune in Arad County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bu ...

and Pilu. It intercepts several former left tributaries of the Crișul Alb, including

Chișer The Chișer is a small river in Arad County, Romania. Formerly a left tributary of the river Crișul Alb, it now discharges into the Canalul Morilor The Canalul Morilor is a canal in the lowland area south of the river Crișul Alb in Arad County ...

, Rât and

Budieru The Budieru is a river in Arad County, western Romania. Formerly a left tributary of the river Crișul Alb, it presently flows into the Canalul Morilor The Canalul Morilor is a canal in the lowland area south of the river Crișul Alb in Arad Cou ...

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