The Bahlui is the largest river of the city of Iași, in eastern

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. It is a right tributary of the river

Jijia The Jijia () ( uk, Жижія, Zhyzhiya) is a river in Ukraine and the Moldavia region of Romania, a right tributary of the Prut. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres, flows south in Botoșani County through the town of Dorohoi and me ...

. Its name is derived from

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and it means "muddy river". The Bahlui has a length of 119 km and a catchment area of 1967 km². 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 Botoșani County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neigbhouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the capital town ( ro, Oraș reședință de județ) at Botoșani. ...

, 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 Hârlău (also spelled ''Hîrlău'', ; he, חרלאו; hu, Harló) is a town in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was one of the princely court cities of Moldavia, in the 15th century. One village, Pârcovaci, is administered by the to ...

(formerly named after the river: ''

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ul Bahluiului'') and Iași. It flows into the Jijia in Tomești, east of Iași.Bahlui (jud. Iasi)
e-calauza.ro 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): *Left: Bahluiul Mic, Vulpoiul, Gurguiata, Lungul, Durușca, Totoești, Hoisești, Ileana, Bogonos, Lupul, Rediu,

Cacaina The Cacaina (also: ''Șorogari'') is a left tributary of the river Bahlui in eastern Romania. It flows into the Bahlui in the city Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ...

, Ciric, Chirița, Orzeni *Right: Valea Mare, Valea Cetățuiei, Buhalnița, Măgura, Putina, Bahlueț, Voinești, Pârâul Mare, Nicolina, Vămășoaia

References

Rivers of Romania Rivers of Botoșani County Rivers of Iași County {{Iași-river-stub