The Łada (in its upper course the ) is a

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, the right

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of the

Tanew Tanew is a river in south-east Poland, a tributary of San. It starts in Roztocze hills. Tanew has a length of about 113 km and its catchment area is 2339 km². Its tributaries are: Potok Łosiniecki (R), Jeleń (R), Sopot (R), Szum ...

; it flows from the Western Roztocze through the Biłgoraj Plain in the

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, in the counties of Janów and

Biłgoraj Biłgoraj ( yi, בילגאריי, ''Bilgoray'', ua, Білґорай) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 25,838 inhabitants as of December 2021. Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously located in Zamość V ...

, and a short distance in the

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(

Podkarpackie Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Subcarpathia Province (in pl, Województwo podkarpackie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshall, it is ...

). The Łada flows out as the Biała Łada (formerly the ) in the village of Chrzanów Pierwszy (part of the village of

Chrzanów Chrzanów () is a town in southern Poland with 35,651 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999) and is the seat of Chrzanów County. History History to 1809 It is impossible to establish ...

, Lublin Voivodeship). Near the town of Sól (Biłgoraj County), the river receives its largest (left) tributary, the Czarna Łada (formerly the ), and becomes known as the Łada. The length of the Łada (from the source of the Biała Łada) is 56.5 km. It flows from north to south and passes through Goraj,

Wola Radzięcka Wola Radzięcka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Frampol, within Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Frampol, north of Biłgoraj, and south of the regional capital Lublin ...

and the town of

. The river flows into the Tanew river near the village of Łazory at an

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of 170 m. The Czarna Łada is a shorter river; it flows from east to west, also passing through Biłgoraj, its sources are located near the village of Margole (Biłgoraj County, Gmina Aleksandrów). Another tributary is stream Osa.

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