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The Tur () is a
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 Tisza. Its sources are located in the Oaș Mountains 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 and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. The Tur starts at the confluence of its
headwater The headwater of a river or stream is the geographical point of its beginning, specifically where surface runoff water begins to accumulate into a flowing channel of water. A river or stream into which one or many tributary rivers or streams flo ...
s, the ''Gorova'' and ''Turișor''.Bazinul hidrografic Someș-Tisa
/ref> It then flows through
Satu Mare County Satu Mare County (, , ) is a county (Counties of Romania, județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German language, Ge ...
in Romania. The main town on the Tur is Negrești-Oaș. The river then forms the border between Romania and
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
on a reach of , and the border between Romania and
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 ...
for . The Tur joins the Tisza river near Szatmárcseke in Hungary. Its basin size is .Analysis of the Tisza River Basin 2007
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Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tur: *Left: Strâmba, Talna, Racta, Egherul Mare. *Right: Valea Rea, Turț.


References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Satu Mare County International rivers of Europe Hungary–Romania border Romania–Ukraine border {{SatuMare-river-stub