Bula (river)

The Bula (Russian: Була; Chuvash: Пăла; Tatar: Cyrillic Бола, Latin Bola) is a river in the Chuvash Republic and the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, a left-bank tributary of the Sviyaga. Its length is 118 kilometres (73 mi) and its drainage basin is 1,580 square kilometres (610 sq mi).[1] It originates in the Chuvash Republic and falls into the Sviyaga River south of Devlikeyevo.

Bula, Bola
Location
CountryThe Chuvash Republic and Tatarstan, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLipovka, Ibresinsky District, Chuvash Republic
MouthSviyaga
  location
near Devlikeyevo, Apastovsky District, Tatarstan
  coordinates
55°12′19″N 48°23′10″E
Length118 km (73 mi)
Basin size1,580 km2 (610 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average490 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) (max, 1979, near Chatbash)
Basin features
ProgressionSviyagaVolgaCaspian Sea

Major tributaries are the Cheremshan and the Malaya Bula. The maximum mineralization is 700–1000 mg/l.[2] Batyrevo, the administrative center of Batyrevsky District of the Chuvash Republic, is located on the river.

References

  1. «Река Була», Russian State Water Registry
  2. "Бола". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.


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