The Bahlui is the largest river of the city of Iași, in eastern
Romania
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. It is a right tributary of the river
Jijia
The Jijia () ( uk, Жижія, Zhyzhiya) is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania, a right tributary of the Prut. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoșani County through the town of Dorohoi and ...
. Its name is derived from
Cuman
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and it means "muddy river". The Bahlui has a length of 119 km and a catchment area of 1967 km². The average discharge is about 4.88 m³/s.
Its spring is located at an altitude of 500 metres in the Tudora Comune,
Botoșani County
Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neigbhouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the capital town ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) at Botoșani.
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, 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: ''
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ul Bahluiului'') and Iași. It flows into the Jijia in Tomești, east of Iași.Bahlui (jud. Iasi) e-calauza.ro The quality of its waters is rather low, due to spills of industrial plants, especially in Iași. The Pârcovaci and Tansa-Belcești reservoirs are located on the river Bahlui.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bahlui (from source to mouth):
*Left: Bahluiul Mic, Vulpoiul, Gurguiata, Lungul,
Durușca
The Durușca is a left tributary of the river Bahlui in Romania. It flows into the Bahlui in Sprânceana. Its length is and its basin size is .
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Iași County
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Totoești
The Totoești is a left tributary of the river Bahlui in Romania. It flows into the Bahlui in Podu Iloaiei
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Chirița
The Chirița is a left tributary of the river Bahlui in eastern Romania
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*Right: Valea Mare, Valea Cetățuiei, Buhalnița, Măgura, Putina,
Bahlueț
The Bahlueț (also: ''Bahluieț'') is a right tributary of the river Bahlui in Romania. It discharges into the Bahlui in Podu Iloaiei.Voinești, Pârâul Mare, Nicolina,
Vămășoaia
The Vămășoaia is a right tributary of the river Bahlui in eastern Romania. It flows into the Bahlui in Holboca
Holboca is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. It is composed of seven villa ...