The Ghimbav is a left

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the river Dâmbovița in

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. Its source is in the

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. It flows into the Dâmbovița upstream from

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. Its length is and its basin size is .

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Ghimbav (from source to mouth): *Left: Cumpărata Mare, Valea Popii, Bragadiru, Fierăria, Pârâul cu Pietriș, Plaiul, Pita *Right: Cumpărata Mică, Secăruia, Valea Andoliei, Pârâul Stânei, Pârâul Verde, Pârâul Rău, Bechet

References

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