Argesul

a river in Rumania; a left tributary of the Danube. The Argesul is 335 km long and drains a basin of 12,400 sq km. It rises in the Făgăraş massif (southern Carpathians) and flows through the Lower Danubian Plain in its lower reaches. The high-water level is reached in spring, and there are flash floods in summer. The Argesul is one of the main rivers of Rumania that is navigable by barge. The city of Olteniţa is located on it.