Bahlui River

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Bahlui River
Countries Romania
Counties Botoşani County,
Iaşi County
Villages Hârlău, Iaşi
Length 119 km (74 mi)
Watershed 2,007 km² (775 sq mi)
Discharge at Mouth
 - average 2.8 m³/s (99 cu ft/s)
Source
 - location Tudora
 - elevation 500 m (1,640 ft)
Mouth Jijia River
 - location Chipereşti
Major tributaries
 - left Bahluiul Mic,
Nicolina,
Vulpoiul,
Gurguiata,
Lungu,
Duruşca,
Zavarca,
Totoeşti,
Româneşti,
Vătăvoaia,
Bogonos,
Râul Lupului,
Rediu,
Şorogari,
Ciric,
Chiriţa,
Orzeni
 - right Valea Mare,
Valea Cetăţuiei,
Buhalniţa,
Răşcana,
Măgura,
Putina,
Bahluieţ,
Hoiseşti,
Ileana,
Voineşti,
Voroveşti,
Pârâul Mare,
Balciu,
Nicolina,
Vlădiceni,
Vămăşoaia,
Tamarca,
Comarna,
Covasna
Official River Code XIII.15.32

The Bahlui is the largest river of Iaşi County, in eastern Romania. Its name is derived from Cuman and it means "muddy river". The Bahlui river has a length of 119 km and an average volume flowing of about 2.8 m³/s. The surface of the basin has about 2007 km².

Its spring is located at an altitude of 500 metres in the Tudora Comune, Botoşani County, in the eastern part of Suceava Plateau. It flows through the Jijia Plain, from north-west toward south-east and through the cities of Hârlău (formerly named after the river: Târgul Bahluiului) and Iaşi.

Its most important tributaries are:

The quality of its waters is rather low, due to spills of industrial plants, especially in Iaşi.

The Pârcovaci and Tansa-Belceşti are located on the Bahlui River


[edit] References

  • Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti
  • Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971
  • ICPA - Comune vulnerabile - Judeţul Iaşi [1]
  • Trasee turistice - judeţul Iaşi [2]
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