Luha
Luha / Lug | |
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Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | village Kolpytiv, Lokachi Raion |
Mouth | Bug |
• coordinates | 50°52′02″N 24°08′44″E / 50.86722°N 24.14556°E |
Length | 93 km (58 mi) |
Basin size | 1,348 km2 (520 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Bug→ Narew→ Vistula→ Baltic Sea |
The Luha (Ukrainian: Луга, Polish: Ług) is a river in Ukraine and a right tributary of the Bug. Its source is located near the village of Kolpytiv in the Horokhiv Upland. In its upper reaches, the Luha runs mainly in a western, northwestern direction, and later northwards. In its lower stream, it runs mainly in a northwestern direction and enters the Western Bug on northwestern outskirts of the city of Ustyluh.
Biggest tributaries: Luha-Svynoryika, Svynoryika, Rylovytsia (right side); Strypa (left side)
Character of the river is plain as it flows through swampy floodplains.
Major settlements along the river: Volodymyr, Ustyluh
In 2000, local hydrological reserve "Luha" was created along the river.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Luha at the OpenStreetMap