The Plescioara (in its upper course also ''Șipotu'') is a right

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 Jaleș in Romania. Its source is in the

Vâlcan Mountains The Vâlcan Mountains are a chain of mountains in the Southern Carpathians in Gorj County, Romania. They are part of the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, and run for approximately . The highest point is Oslea Peak at , and the second highest is ...

. It flows into the Jaleș upstream from the Sohodol Gorge. Its length is and its basin size is .

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