The Tarcău () is a right tributary of the river Bistrița in Romania.Ovidiu Gabor - , map page 10 It discharges into the Bistrița in the village Tarcău.Tarcau (jud. Neamt), e-calauza.ro It flows through the villages Ardeluța, Schitu Tarcău, Brateș, Cazaci and Tarcău. Its length is and its basin size is .Caracteristicile județului Neamț, p. 4
The Hungarian name means "baldstone". The Romanian name derives from that.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Tarcău:
Left: Țapu, Tărcuța, Ardeluța, Răchita, Bolovăniș, Măierușu, Brateș, Ața, Râul Cheii, Valea Bătrâna, Cazaci, Frasinu Right: Răchitiș, Goșmanu, Dumitru, Cichiva, Murgoci, Pașcu, Radu, Hermanu
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