Arpaș

The Arpaș (Hungarian: Árpás-patak) is a left tributary of the river Olt in Romania.^[1][2] It discharges into the Olt in Arpașu de Jos.^[3] The source of the Arpaș is in the Făgăraș Mountains. Its length is 25 km (16 mi) and its basin size is 82 km² (32 sq mi).^[2]

Arpaș
The Arpaș near Arpașu de Sus
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Sibiu County
Villages	Arpașu de Sus, Arpașu de Jos
Physical characteristics
Source	Făgăraș Mountains
Mouth	Olt
• location	Arpașu de Jos
• coordinates	45.7877°N 24.6193°E / 45.7877; 24.6193
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Basin size	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Mouth
• average	2.13 m3/s (75 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Albota, Plăvaia, Arpășel
• right	Podragu

Hydronymy

The Hungarian name means "barley". The Romanian name derives from that.

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. 682.
2. Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 284. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.106
3. Arpasul / Arpasul Mare (jud. Sibiu), e-calauza.ro