- location Chiperești Length 119 km Basin area 2,007 km² Mouth Jijia River | - elevation 500 m (1,640 ft) - average 2.8 m/s (99 cu ft/s) Discharge 2.8 m³/s | |
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The Bahlui is the largest river of Iași County, in eastern Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Jijia. 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.
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Map of Bahlui River, Romania
Its spring is located at an altitude of 500 metres in the Tudora Comune, Botoșani 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 Iași. It flows into the Jijia near Holboca, east of Iași. The quality of its waters is rather low, due to spills of industrial plants, especially in Iași. The Pârcovaci and Tansa-Belcești are located on the Bahlui River.
Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bahlui:
Left: Bahluiul Mic, Nicolina, Vulpoiul, Gurguiata, Lungu, Durușca, Zavarca, Totoești, Românești, Vătăvoaia, Bogonos, Râul Lupului, Rediu, Șorogari, Ciric, Chirița, Orzeni
Right: Valea Mare, Valea Cetățuiei, Buhalnița, Rășcana, Măgura, Putina, Bahlueț, Hoisești, Ileana, Voinești, Vorovești, Pârâul Mare, Balciu, Nicolina, Vlădiceni, Vămășoaia