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Cheia (Arieș)

Cheia
Cheia (Arieș) is located in Romania
Cheia (Arieș)
Location within Romania
Location
CountryRomania
CountiesAlba County
VillagesPonor, Vale în Jos, Sub Piatră
Physical characteristics
SourceTrascău Mountains
MouthArieș
 • location
Sălciua de Jos
 • coordinates
46°24′22″N 23°26′46″E / 46.406°N 23.446°E / 46.406; 23.446
Length18 km (11 mi)
Basin size
53 km2 (20 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionArieș→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightPoieni

The Cheia is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Arieș.[1][2] It flows through the villages of Ponor and Vale în Jos, and joins the Arieș near the village Sub Piatră.[3] Its length is 18 km (11 mi) and its basin size is 53 km2 (20 sq mi).[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 320–321.
  2. 1 2 Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 151. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.81.24a
  3. ↑ Ponorului (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro