Lăpuș (river)

{{expand Hungarian|topic=geo|Lápos (folyó)|date=January 2012}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Lăpuș

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| image = AspraMM (51).JPG

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| image_caption = The Lăpuș at Preluca Nouă

| map = Raul Lapus.png

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Romania

| subdivision_type2 = Counties

| subdivision_name2 = Maramureș County

| subdivision_type3 = Towns

| subdivision_name3 = Târgu Lăpuș, Șomcuta Mare

| length = {{convert|119|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| source1 = Lăpuș Mountains

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| mouth = Someș

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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47|39|22|N|23|24|05|E|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|143|m|abbr=on}}

| progression = {{RSomeș}}

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| basin_size = {{convert|1875|km2|abbr=on}}

| tributaries_left = Suciu

| tributaries_right = Cavnic, Săsar

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The Lăpuș ({{langx|hu|Lápos}}) is a right tributary of the river Someș in Romania.{{GeoSource|RO|Annex7|109-110}}{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|83-86|II.1.66}} It originates in the Lăpuș Mountains, Maramureș County. It discharges into the Someș in Bușag, west of Baia Mare.[http://www.e-calauza.ro/index.php?afiseaza=pluta_noua&rau=105 Lapus (jud. Maramures)], e-calauza.ro It flows through the communes Băiuț, Lăpuș, Târgu Lăpuș, Vima Mică, Șomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului, Coaș, Săcălășeni, Groși, Coltău, Recea and Tăuții-Măgherăuș. Its length is {{convert|119|km|abbr=on}} and its basin size is {{convert|1875|km2|abbr=on}}.{{GeoSource|RO|Atlas|83-86|II.1.66}}