Bula (river)
The Bula (Russian: Була; Chuvash: Пăла, Păla; Tatar: Бола) 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). It originates in the Chuvash Republic and falls into the Sviyaga River south of Devlikeyevo.
| Bula | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | The Chuvash Republic and Tatarstan, Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lipovka, Ibresinsky District, Chuvash Republic |
| Mouth | Sviyaga |
• location | near Devlikeyevo, Apastovsky District, Tatarstan |
• coordinates | 55°12′19″N 48°23′10″E |
| Length | 118 km (73 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,580 km2 (610 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 490 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) (max, 1979, near Chatbash) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sviyaga→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Major tributaries are the Cheremshan and the Malaya Bula. The maximum mineralization is 700–1000 mg/L. Batyrevo, the administrative center of Batyrevsky District of the Chuvash Republic, is located on the river.
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