Şurgani River

Şurgani River

Geobox River
name = Şurgani River
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other_name = (Şorcan River)
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image_caption = The Şurgani river upstream of the village of Chevereşu Mare
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country = Romania
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district = Timiş County
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tributary_left = Făgimac,
Silagiu,
Vucova
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tributary_right = Salcia,
Vâna
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The Şurgani River (locally also called Şorcan River) is a tributary of the Timiş River in Romania.

Hidrography

The Şurgani river originates in Dumbrava Forest, east of the city of Buziaş. It crosses the central part of the Banat plain and, after crossing the village of Chevereşu Mare it joins the Timiş River south of the village of Dracşina

The main tributaries of the Şurgani river are: the Salcia, Făgimac, Silagiu and Vucova rivers. The Vâna River, at present a tributary of the Şurgani River, is a former branch of the Şurgani, whose upstream link to the river has been cut of by the embankment.

Development

There are two storage lakes located on the Salcia River and the Silagiu in the upper basin of the Şurgani River.

At the beginning of the XX-th century, dykes have been built along the lower reach of the river, from the village of Chevereşu Mare to the junction with the Timiş River.

Environmental problems

The Şurgani Rivers is a vector for the expansion of the indigo bush (Amorpha fructicosa), an invasive plant originary from North America, which was brought to the Buziaş area for decorative purposes. The bush has invaded the banks of the Şurgani River and of the Timiş River downstream of the confluence with the Şurgani River, gradually replacing the autochthonous vegetation.

References

* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
* Simuţ, Doru O., Simuţ, Lenuţa - "Buziaş", Bucureşti, ed. Sport-Turism, 1986

Maps

* Harta judeţului Timiş [http://www.harta-turistica.ro/map.php?ID=39&harta=Judetul%20Timis]


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