The Łada (in its upper course the ) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

, the right

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the

Tanew Tanew is a river in south-east Poland, a tributary of San. It starts in Roztocze hills. Tanew has a length of about 113 km and its catchment area is 2339 km². Its tributaries are: Potok Łosiniecki (R), Jeleń (R), Sopot Sopot i ...

; it flows from the Western Roztocze through the

Biłgoraj Plain Biłgoraj ( yi, בילגאריי, ''Bilgoray'', ua, Білґорай) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 25,838 inhabitants as of December 2021. Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously located in Zamość ...

in the

Lublin Voivodeship The Lublin Voivodeship, also known as the Lublin Province ( Polish: ''województwo lubelskie'' ), is a voivodeship (province) of Poland, located in southeastern part of the country. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, C ...

, in the counties of Janów and

Biłgoraj Biłgoraj ( yi, בילגאריי, ''Bilgoray'', ua, Білґорай) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 25,838 inhabitants as of December 2021. Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously located in Zamość ...

, and a short distance in the Nisko County (

Podkarpackie Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Subcarpathia Province (in pl, Województwo podkarpackie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshall, it is ...

). The Łada flows out as the Biała Łada (formerly the ) in the village of Chrzanów Pierwszy (part of the village of

Chrzanów Chrzanów () is a town in southern Poland with 35,651 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999) and is the seat of Chrzanów County. History History to 1809 It is impossible to establish ...

, Lublin Voivodeship). Near the town of

Sól Sól may refer to: *Sól (Germanic mythology), a goddess who personifies the sun in Germanic mythology * Sól, Lublin Voivodeship, east Poland * Sól, Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland * Sól, Silesian Voivodeship, south Poland * Sowilo rune ...

(Biłgoraj County), the river receives its largest (left) tributary, the

Czarna Łada Czarna may refer to the following places: * Czarna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) * Czarna, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Czarna, Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) * Czarna, Dębica County in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east ...

(formerly the ), and becomes known as the Łada. The length of the Łada (from the source of the Biała Łada) is 56.5 km. It flows from north to south and passes through Goraj,

Wola Radzięcka Wola Radzięcka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frampol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Frampol, north of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin ...

and the town of

. The river flows into the Tanew river near the village of Łazory at an

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of 170 m. The Czarna Łada is a shorter river; it flows from east to west, also passing through Biłgoraj, its sources are located near the village of

Margole Margole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Aleksandrów, south-east of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional ...

(Biłgoraj County, Gmina Aleksandrów). Another tributary is stream

Osa Osa or OSA may refer to: Places * Osa Peninsula, a peninsula in Costa Rica * Osa (canton), a canton in the province of Puntarenas in Costa Rica * Osa Conservation Area, an administrative area in Costa Rica * Osa, India, a village in Allahabad, I ...

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