Someş River

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Someş River
Countries	Romania, Hungary
Counties	Romania Cluj County, Sălaj County, Maramureş County, Satu Mare County Hungary Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Villages	Dej, Jibou, Satu Mare
Length	388 km (241 mi)
Watershed	15,015 km² (5,797 mi²)
Discharge at	*
- average	120 m³/s (4,238 ft³/s)
Source
- location	Junction of the Someşul Mare River and the Someşul Mic River at Mica
Mouth	Tisza River
- location	Vásárosnamény, Hungary
Major tributaries
- left	Someşul Mic, Jichiş, Olpret, Bogata, Valea Groşilor, Şimişna, Valea Mare, Valea Leşului, Lozna, Valea Hrăii, Cristolţel, Gârbou, Almaş Agrij, Şoimuş, Bârsa, Inău, Horoatu Cehului, Sălaj, Bârsău, Bicău, Valea Vinului, Lipău, Homorod
- right	Someşul Mare, Sălătruc, Râul Hotarului, Muncel, Vlădeasa, Poiana, Râul Vârtoapelor, Ileanda, Purcăreţu, Iadăra, Bârsău, Arieş, Lăpuş, Băiţa, Cicârlău, Ilba, Valea Bradului, Săbişa, Baci, Seini, Zugău, Şinel

The river Someş in Romanian or Szamos in Hungarian, flows through Romania and Hungary.

There are two headstreams, the Someşul Mare, rising from the Rodna Mountains in Bistriţa-Năsăud County and the Someşul Mic rising from the Apuseni Mountains in Cluj County, which is in turn formed by the confluence of another two rivers: the Someşul Cald and Someşul Rece.

The Someşul Mare and the Someşul Mic meet at Dej, from where the Someş flows westward, through Satu Mare, to join the Tisza in Hungary, near Vásárosnamény.

The river Someş was known in antiquity by the name Samus.