The Râul Mare (upstream from its confluence with the Șes also: Lăpușnic) is a left tributary of the river Strei in Romania.[1][2] It discharges into the Strei in Subcetate.[3] Its source is in the Retezat Mountains. It flows through the reservoirs Gura Apelor, Ostrovul Mic, Păclișa and Hațeg.[1] Its length is 64 km (40 mi) and its basin size is 915 km² (353 sq mi).[2]

Râul Mare
Location
Country	Romania
Counties	Hunedoara County
Villages	Râu de Mori, Sântămăria-Orlea
Physical characteristics
Source	Retezat Mountains
Mouth	Strei
• coordinates	45.5902°N 22.9899°E / 45.5902; 22.9899
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Basin size	915 km2 (353 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Strei→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries
• left	Șes, Râul Galben
• right	Râușor, Sibișel

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the Râul Mare (from source to mouth):[2]

• Left: Peleaga, Scocul Drăcșanului, Paltina, Berhina, Pârâul Cascadelor, Lăpușnicul Mic, Șes, Valea Pietrei, Bistra, Bonciu, Șipotu, Valea Jurii, Râul Galben
• Right: Bucura, Judele, Vâlcelul Sugărilor, Pârâu din Zlata, Rădeșul Mic, Zlata, Runcu, Râul Căldărilor, Râușor, Valea Dâljii, Sibișel

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