Bahlui

River in Iași, Romania

LocationCountryRomaniaCountiesBotoșani, IașiTownsHârlău, IașiPhysical characteristicsSourceTudora • elevation500 m (1,600 ft) MouthJijia

• location

Tomești

• coordinates

47°7′45″N 27°44′13″E / 47.12917°N 27.73694°E / 47.12917; 27.73694Length119 km (74 mi)Basin size1,967 km² (759 sq mi)Discharge • locationMouth • average4.88 m³/s (172 cu ft/s) • maximum480 m3/s Basin featuresProgressionJijia→ Prut→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Bahlui is the largest river of the city of Iași, in eastern Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Jijia.^[1]^[2] Its name is derived from Cuman and it means "muddy river". The Bahlui has a length of 119 km and a catchment area of 1967 km².^[2] The average discharge is about 4.88 m³/s.

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 in Tomești, east of Iași.^[3] The quality of its waters is rather low, due to spills of industrial plants, especially in Iași. The Pârcovaci and Tansa-Belcești reservoirs are located on the river Bahlui.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bahlui (from source to mouth):^[2]

Left: Bahluiul Mic, Vulpoiul, Gurguiata, Lungul, Durușca, Totoești, Hoisești, Ileana, Bogonos, Lupul, Rediu, Cacaina, Ciric, Chirița, Orzeni
Right: Valea Mare, Valea Cetățuiei, Buhalnița, Măgura, Putina, Bahlueț, Voinești, Pârâul Mare, Nicolina, Vămășoaia

References

^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. pp. 1057–1059.
^ ^a ^b ^c Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. pp. 455–458. OCLC 895459847. River code: XIII.1.15.32
^ Bahlui (jud. Iasi), e-calauza.ro