The Ruda is a left
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 drainage ...
of the river
Suceava.
[Ovidiu Gabor - , map page 10] Its source is located in
Ukraine
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, in the proximity of the village of
Bahrynivka. The river then flows across the border into
Romania
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, where it crosses the villages of
Baineț,
Vicșani, and
laz before joining the Suceava near the village of
Dornești. In Romania, its length is and its basin size is .
References
Rivers of Romania
Rivers of Chernivtsi Oblast
Rivers of Suceava County
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