The Turcu (also: ''Moieciu'', in its upper course also: ''Bângăleasa'' or ''Grohotișul'') 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 Bârsa in

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. It discharges into the Bârsa in Tohanu Vechi near

Zărnești Zărnești (; ; ) is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 21,624 as of 2021. It administers one village, Tohanu Nou (''Neu-Tohan''; ''Újtohán''). The town is located near the Piatra Craiului Mountains, which ...

.Turcul / Valea Turcului (jud. Brasov)
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. Its length is and its basin size is .

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Turcu (from source to mouth): *Left: Stăncioiu, Grădiștea,

Sbârcioara The Sbârcioara is a left tributary of the river Turcu (Bârsa), Turcu in Romania. It flows into the Turcu in Moieciu de Jos.Șimon The Șimon (in its upper course also: ''Gaura'') is a right tributary of the river Turcu in Romania. Its source is in the Bucegi Mountains. It flows into the Turcu in Bran Bran, also known as miller's bran, is the component of a Cereal, c ...

, Poarta

References

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