Ghimbășel

River in Brașov County, Romania

LocationCountryRomaniaCountiesBrașov CountyVillagesRâșnov, Cristian, GhimbavPhysical characteristicsSourceBucegi Mountains MouthBârsa

• location

Colonia Bod

• coordinates

45°47′11″N 25°37′26″E / 45.7864°N 25.6238°E / 45.7864; 25.6238Length67 km (42 mi)Basin size533 km² (206 sq mi)Basin featuresRiver systemBârsa→ Olt→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Ghimbășel (also Ghimbav) is a left tributary of the river Bârsa in Romania.^[1]^[2] Its source is in the northern part of the Bucegi Mountains. Originally it discharged directly into the Olt, but much of its flow has been diverted into the Bârsa, another tributary of the Olt, near Colonia Bod. Its length is 67 km (42 mi) and its basin size is 533 km² (206 sq mi).^[2] The former lower course of the Ghimbășel, downstream of this diversion, still exists and is used for the discharge of local inflows. It flows into the Olt north of Bod.^[3]^[4]^[5] Its length is 6 km (3.7 mi) and its basin size is 8 km² (3.1 sq mi).^[4]

Tributaries

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

Left: Valea Glăjăriei
Right: Năjila, Pârâul Mic, Valea Cetății, Valea Joaderului, Canalul Timiș, Timiș, Durbav

References

^ "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. pp. 660–661.
^ ^a ^b ^c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 273–274. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.50.6
^ "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. 658.
^ ^a ^b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 272. OCLC 895459847. River code: VIII.1.48
^ Ghimbasel / Ghimbav / Paraul Mare (jud. Brasov), e-calauza.ro