Argeș

The Argeș is a river in Romania's south. It has a length of 350 kilometers (220 miles) and a basin area of 12,550 kilometers2 (4,850 sq mi). Its source is in the Southern Carpathians' Făgăraş Mountains, and it drains into the Danube at Oltenița.

Pitești is the main city on the Argeș. It is held back upstream by the Vidraru Dam, which formed Lake Vidraru. Capra is the name given to the upper flow of the river, which runs upstream from Lake Vidraru. The river is thought to be the same as Ordessus, a name referenced by Herodotus, an Ancient Greek historian.

Hydropower is generated by the Argeș River and some of its tributaries. Several dams, lakes, tunnel, and power plants make up the hydroelectrical system. Vidraru, Oiești, Cerbureni, Curtea de Argeş, Zigoneni, Merişani, Budeasa, Bascov, Pitești, Călineşti (or Golești), Zăvoiu (near Mătăsaru), Ogrezeni, and Mihăilești are the lakes formed on the Argeş River. On its tributaries, there are other dams.

Leghth: 350 km