Someșul Mic

The Someșul Mic (Little Someș, Hungarian: Kis-Szamos) is a river in north-western Romania (Cluj County). At its confluence with the Someșul Mare in Mica, the Someș is formed.^[1][2][3] Its total length is 178 km (111 mi), and its drainage basin area is 3,773 km² (1,457 sq mi).^[2][4] It is formed at the confluence of two headwaters, Someșul Cald ("Warm Someș") and Someșul Rece ("Cold Someș"), that originate in the Apuseni Mountains. From the confluence, in Gilău, the Someșul Mic flows east and north through Cluj-Napoca, Apahida and Gherla, until it meets the Someșul Mare in Dej.

Someșul Mic
Banks of Someșul Mic River in Cluj-Napoca
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Cluj County
Towns	Cluj-Napoca, Gherla, Dej
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of the Someșul Rece and Someșul Cald
• location	Gilău
Mouth	Someș
• location	near Dej
• coordinates	47°8′41″N 23°54′48″E
Length	178 km (111 mi)
Basin size	3,773 km2 (1,457 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Someș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Someșul Cald, Nadăș
• right	Someșul Rece, Fizeș

The Someșul Mic River at the Mănăstirea hydropower plant

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, Cluj-Napoca, Sânnicoară, Apahida, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Răscruci, Bonțida, Fundătura, Iclozel, Livada, Hășdate, Gherla, Mintiu Gherlii, Petrești, Salatiu, Mănăstirea, Mica.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Someșul Mic:^[2]

• Left: Someșul Cald, Căpuș, Nadăș, Pârâul Chintenilor, Valea Caldă, Feiurdeni, Borșa, Lonea, Lujerdiu, Valea Mărului, Orman, Nima, Pârâul Ocnei
• Right: Someșul Rece, Feneș, Gârbău, Becaș, Zăpodie, Mărăloiu, Gădălin, Fizeș, Bandău

References

1. "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 81.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 68–76. OCLC 895459847. River code: II.1.31
3. Somesul Mic (jud. Cluj), e-calauza.ro
4. 2017 Romanian Statistical Yearbook, p. 13