Ūla

For other rivers with the same name, see Ula (river).
Ūla
A bend in the river Ūla
Map
Location
CountryLithuania and Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGrodno Region
MouthMerkys
 • coordinates
54°09′50″N 24°20′11″E / 54.16389°N 24.33639°E / 54.16389; 24.33639
Length84 km (52 mi)
Basin size753 km2 (291 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average5.58 m3/s (197 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionMerkys→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

The Ūla (Belarusian: Ула) is a river which starts in northern Belarus and flows into the Merkys river, in southern Lithuania.[1] It flows in a generally northwesterly direction.

It starts as a confluence of two channeled rivers, Provozha (Провожа) and Luchka (Лучка) by the Padeyki [be] village.[2] From Luchka to Dubičiai it is known as Pelesa (Padzeyka in Belarus).[3] Its total length is 84 km,[4] of which 13,5 km are in Voranava District, Grodno Region, Belarus, 3 km are along the Belarus-Lithuania border, the rest is in Varėna District, Lithuania, of which part flows through the Ūla Landscape Reserve [lt] and then in the Dzūkija National Park. It flows into the Merkys near Paūliai.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ūla, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
  2. ^ The Nature of Belarus, vol. 2 "Climate and Water", 2009, p. 458
  3. ^ Таблица Г.1.1 – Общая характеристика речной сети Гродненской области
  4. ^ Note: Sources may have discrepancies in the values of lengths, because some of them, such as the Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia, consider Luchka (of length 11 km.) part of Ūla.

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