The Corhana (, ) is a river in western

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

and eastern

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

, a tributary of the

Crișul Repede The Crișul Repede (Romanian language, Romanian Crișul Repede ("the rapid Criș"); Hungarian language, Hungarian Sebes-Körös) is a river in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania and in southeastern Hungary (Körösvidek). Together with the rivers Cri ...

. Its source is 2 km south of the village

Șauaieu Nojorid () is a large commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Apateu (''Oláhapáti''), Chișirid (''Kisürögd''), Leș (''Váradles''), Livada de Bihor (''Mácsapuszta''), Nojorid, Păușa (''Váradp ...

. It flows in western direction towards Cefa, where much of its flow is diverted by the

Criș Collector Canal The Criș Collector Canal () is the main canal of the drainage system of the area between the Crișul Repede and the Crișul Negru in Bihor County, western Romania. The lower reach of the canal is also known as Tămașda Collector Canal (). The c ...

towards the

Crișul Negru The Crișul Negru (Black Criș) ( Romanian), () is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (Békés County). The river has its source in the western Apuseni Mountains of Romania. Flowing through the Romanian towns of � ...

near

Tămașda Avram Iancu (until 1932 ''Chemenfoc'', from 1932 to 1950 ''Regina Maria''; ; ) is a commune in Bihor County, in Crișana, Romania. The commune is composed of three villages: Ant (''Ant''), Avram Iancu and Tămașda (''Tamáshida''). The majority ...

. Part of its flow continues west and crosses the Hungarian border between Marțihaz and

Geszt Geszt is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. The name of the village appeared first in a written document in 1213. Kálmán Tisza, the Prime Minister of Hungary between 1875 and 1890, was born ...

. The river is diverted into the canals of the drainage system of the area. The meanders of the Korhány near Geszt are a

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

site.Korhány és Holt-Korhány
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References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Bihor County {{Bihor-river-stub