Crasna River (Tisza)

Map with course of Crasnei

The Crasnei (Hungarian Kraszna ) is a left tributary of the Tisza River in northwestern Romania and north-eastern Hungary.

The Crasnei rises in the Munţii meses, a mountain range in the northeast of the Apuseni Mountains, south of the community Crasnei in Salaj county. Near its origin it is dammed to Vârşolţ reservoir. It flows in a predominantly north- westerly direction. She runs through the city Şimleu Silvaniei, crosses the border into Hungary and flows into the Tisza Vásárosnamény. The course of the river Crasnei has a length of 193 km, of which 147 km are in Romania. Its catchment area covers 3142 km ². The average discharge is only 3 m³ / s

• Tisza river system
• River in Europe
• River in Romania
• River in Hungary