The Someșul Mic (''Little Someș'', Hungarian: ''Kis-Szamos'') is a

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in north-western

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(

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). At its confluence with the

Someșul Mare The Someșul Mare (''Great Someș'', Hungarian: ''Nagy-Szamos'') is a river in north-western Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukrain ...

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, the

Someș The Someș () or Szamos ( or ''Samosch'') is a left tributary of the Tisza in Hungary and Romania. It has a length of (including its source river Someșul Mare), of which 50 km are in Hungary.drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

area is .2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook
p. 13 It is formed at the confluence of two

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s, '' Someșul Cald'' ("Warm Someș") and '' Someșul Rece'' ("Cold Someș"), that originate in the

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. From the confluence, in Gilău, the Someșul Mic flows east and north through

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and Gherla, until it meets the Someșul Mare in Dej.

Towns and villages

The following towns and villages are situated along the river Someșul Mic, from source to mouth: Gilău, Luna de Sus, Florești, Gârbău,

, Sânnicoară,

, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Răscruci,

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, Fundătura, Iclozel, Livada, Hășdate, Gherla, Mintiu Gherlii, Petrești, Salatiu, Mănăstirea,

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Someșul Mic: *Left: Someșul Cald, Căpuș, Nadăș, Pârâul Chintenilor, Valea Caldă, Feiurdeni, Borșa,

Lonea The Lonea (also: ''Luna'') is a left tributary of the river Someșul Mic in 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 an ...

, Lujerdiu, Valea Mărului, Orman, Nima, Pârâul Ocnei *Right: Someșul Rece, Feneș, Gârbău, Becaș, Zăpodie, Mărăloiu, Gădălin, Fizeș, Bandău

References

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