The SomeÃÂul Mare (Great SomeÃÂ, Hungarian: Nagy-Szamos) is a river in north-western Romania, originating in the BistriÃÂa-NÃÂsÃÂud County in the Rodna Mountains at the confluence of two headwaters â the Preluci and the Zmeu. The SomeÃÂul Mare flows west through Rodna, NÃÂsÃÂud and Beclean, until it meets the SomeÃÂul Mic at Mica, upstream of Dej. Its length is and its basin size is . Downstream from its confluence with the SomeÃÂul Mic, the river is called SomeÃÂ.
The following towns and villages are situated along the river SomeÃÂul Mare, from source to mouth: ÃÂanÃÂ, Rodna, Maieru, Sângeorz-BÃÂi, Ilva MicÃÂ, Feldru, Nepos, NÃÂsÃÂud, Salva, Nimigea, Chiuza, Beclean, Petru RareÃÂ, Mica.
The following rivers are tributaries to the river SomeÃÂul Mare:
Left: MÃÂria, Valea Mare, CârÃÂibavul Mare, Ilva, Târgul, Frâu, Valea Carelor, BratoÃÂa, ÃÂieu, MeleÃÂ, Valea Viilor
Right: Gagi, CobÃÂÃÂel, Pârâul BÃÂilor, AnieÃÂ, Maieru, Cormaia, Borcut, FeldriÃÂel, Valea lui Dan, Rebra, Gersa, Valea Caselor, Valea Podului, SÃÂlÃÂuÃÂa, Runc, ÃÂibleÃÂ, ÃÂntre Hotare, IliÃÂua, Valea Mare, LeleÃÂti, GârbÃÂul Dejului