Bahlui River

Bahlui River
Bahlui River in Iaşi
Countries	Romania
Counties	Botoşani County, Iaşi County
Towns	Hârlău, Iaşi
Source
- location	Tudora
- elevation	500 m (1,640 ft)
Mouth	Jijia River
- location	Chipereşti
- coordinates	47°7′45″N 27°44′13″E
Length	119 km (74 mi)
Basin	2,007 km2 (775 sq mi)
Discharge	mouth
- average	2.8 m3/s (99 cu ft/s)
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. It flows into the Jijia near Holboca, east of Iaşi. 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

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bahlui:

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

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]