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Bula (river)

Bula
Map
The river and its mouth
Location
CountryRussia
Federal DistrictVolga
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBatyrevsky District
  coordinates55°04′44″N 47°04′39″E / 55.07900°N 47.07751°E / 55.07900; 47.07751[1]
MouthSviyaga
  location
Apastovsky District
  coordinates
55°12′20″N 48°23′11″E / 55.20544°N 48.38649°E / 55.20544; 48.38649[2]
Length118 km (73 mi)
Basin size
1,580 km2 (610 mi2)
Discharge 
  locationnear Chatbash (as of 1979)
  maximum490 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression‹See Tfd›

Sviyaga‹See Tfd›

VolgaCaspian Sea

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 mi2).[3] It originates in the Chuvash Republic and falls into the Sviyaga River south of Devlikeyevo.

Major tributaries are the Cheremshan and the Malaya Bula. The maximum mineralization is 700–1000 mg/L.[4] Batyrevo, the administrative center of Batyrevsky District of the Chuvash Republic, is located on the river.

References

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  1. "Node: 2664630923". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  2. "Node: 703161985". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  3. «Река Була», Russian State Water Registry
  4. "Бола". Tatar Encyclopaedia (in Tatar). Kazan: The Republic of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. Institution of the Tatar Encyclopaedia. 2002.