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The 'Olt River' (Romanian and Hungarian; German: ''Alt''; Latin: ''Aluta'' or ''Alutus'') is a river in Romania. Its source is in the Hăşmaşu Mare Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Braşov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as ''Alutus'' or ''Aluta'' in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river.
The cities Miercurea Ciuc, Sfântu Gheorghe, Făgăraş, Râmnicu Vâlcea and Slatina lie on the river Olt. The Olt flows into the Danube river near Turnu Măgurele.

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Dams on the Olt River

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Dams on the Olt River

Avrig,
Voila,
Robesti,
Viştea,
Arpaşu,
Scoreiu,
Cornetu,
Gura Lotrului,
Turnu,
Călimăneşti,
Dăeşti,
Râmnicu Vâlcea,
Râureni,
Govora,
Băbeni,
Ioneşti,
Zăvideni,
Drăgăşani,
Strejeşti,
Arceşti, Slatina,
Ipoteşti,
Drăgăneşti, Frunzaru,
Rusăneşti,
Izbiceni,
Islaz

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★ Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti

★ Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971