Körös

Körös / Criș
The Körös near Kunszentmárton
Course of the Körös (interactive map)
Location
Countries	Hungary and Romania
Counties	Hunedoara Arad Bihor Békés Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Csongrád
Towns	Békés Szarvas
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of headwaters Crișul Alb and Crișul Negru
• location	near Gyula
• coordinates	46°42′1″N 21°16′9″E
• elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Mouth	Tisza
• location	near Csongrád
• coordinates	46°43′2″N 20°11′18″E
• elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Length	128.6 km (79.9 mi) (Körös–Kettős-Körös–Fehér-Körös: 363 km)
Basin size	27,537 km2 (10,632 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Csongrád (near mouth)
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)115.9 m3/s (4,090 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
River system	Danube River
Tributaries
• left	Fehér-Körös
• right	Fekete-Körös, Sebes-Körös, Hortobágy

The Körös (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkørøʃ]) or Criș (Romanian pronunciation: ['kriʃ]) (German: Kreisch) is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is 128.6 km (79.9 mi) from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) to its outflow into the Tisza. Its drainage basin area is 27,537 km² (10,632 sq mi). It has three source rivers, all with their origin in the Apuseni Mountains in Transylvania, Romania: Crișul Alb (Fehér-Körös), Crișul Negru (Fekete-Körös) and Crișul Repede (Sebes-Körös). The confluence of the rivers Fehér-Körös (Crișul Alb) and Fekete-Körös (Crișul Negru) is near the town Gyula. The Körös downstream from Gyula is also called the Kettős-Körös (Hungarian for "double Körös"). 37.3 km further downstream, near Gyomaendrőd, the Sebes-Körös (Crișul Repede) joins the Körös/Criș. The section downstream from Gyomaendrőd is also called the Hármas-Körös (Hungarian for "triple Körös"). The Körös flows into the Tisza River near Csongrád.

It was known in antiquity as the "Chrysus", Crisus, Crisia, Grisia, or Gerasus.

References

Abandoned ship on the Körös, 1988