Dudeștii Vechi, the most important is the Aranca–Mureș Canal, with a length of 17.5 km and a width of 31.28 m. Its banks were dammed over a length of 10 km. Other canals located near the village are Cociohat, located west, Mureșan and Țiganca. Flora The vegetation falls, for the most part, in the forest-steppe area (natural meadows, with small portions of forest, isolated trees and shrubs), although some authors place it in the steppe area. In the historical past, forested lands occupied much larger areas, but were cleared. Depending on its characteristics, determined by the living environment (soils, the presence of watercourses, human intervention, by plowing, grazing or land improvement works, etc.), the vegetation can be divided into three categories: woody vegetation, grassy vegetation and swamp vegetation. The woody vegetation is represented by bushes and trees that have developed on reproductive lands, along canals, ditches, roads and railways. Some of the characteristic species are: poplar, willow, locust, oak, elm, hazelnut, dog rose, blackthorn, lilac, privet, etc. Along the Aranca River, riverside meadows develop, with large grasses such as: fescue, cock's-foot, foxtail, goosefoot, mint, nettle, horsetail, celandine, bedstraw, St. John's wort, basil, etc. On the fields (interfluves) a halophilous grassy vegetation developed: windgrass, meadow-grass, ryegrass, white clover, feather grass, musk thistle, belladonna, blue eryngo, coltsfoot, foxtail, yarrow, etc. Chamomiles, statices, plantains, wormwoods, wheatgrasses, mints, etc. grow on salt marshes and morasses. The vegetation in the swampy areas is represented by: bur-reed, Johnson grass, sedge, scouring rush, creeping buttercup, etc. A specific flora develops on the canals, represented by: water lilies, reeds, rushes, arrowhead, water silk, pondweeds, willows, osiers, etc. A variety of weeds appear in the cultivated fields, such as: wheatgrass, knotgrass, Johnson grass, pigweed, corn-cockle, field thistle, white clover, red poppy, cornflower, spiny restharrow, burdock, danewort, etc. Fauna The terrestrial fauna presents elements specific to Central Europe (wolf, fox, wild boar, etc.), but also elements specific to the steppe (suslik, mole, mole rat, etc.). Mammals are represented by rodents (suslik, hamster, mole rat, field mouse, hare), herbivores (deer), carnivores (wolf, polecat, weasel), omnivores (fox, wild boar). Birds are represented by: quail, partridge, starling, pheasant, rook, raven, bustard (rare), corn crake, short-toed lark, cuckoo, etc. There are also birds of prey such as harriers, long-legged buzzards and owls. Aquatic fauna is represented by: roach, perch, ruffe, pike, bleak, sunfish, brown bullhead, Prussian carp, carp, rudd, etc. History The first recorded