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The Bug or Buh River ( ; ; ; ), sometimes called the Western Bug to distinguish it from the Southern Bug
Southern Bug

The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River is entirely located in Ukraine. It rises in the west, in the Podolian uplands, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Black Sea through the southern steppe....
, flows from central Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
 to the west, forming part of the boundary between Ukraine and Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, passes along the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
-Belarus
Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north....
ian border and into Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, and empties into the Narew
Narew

The river Narew , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a tributary of the Vistula river. The portion of the river between Zegrze Lake, where it is joined by the Western Bug, and the Vistula is sometimes called Narwio-Bug, Narwo-Bug or Bugo-Narew....
 river near Serock
Serock

Serock [] is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze Lake lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,616 inhabitants ....
 (actually to the artificial Zegrze Lake). The part between the lake and the Vistula River is sometimes referred to as Bugo-Narew
Bugo-Narew

Bugo-Narew is a name sometimes used for the lowest course of the Narew river in Poland. It originates from the waters of Western Bug and Narew rivers in the artificial Zegrze Lake and flows into Vistula at Modlin....
. The Vistula River drains into the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
.

The Bug is 772 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river.






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The Bug or Buh River ( ; ; ; ), sometimes called the Western Bug to distinguish it from the Southern Bug
Southern Bug

The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River is entirely located in Ukraine. It rises in the west, in the Podolian uplands, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Black Sea through the southern steppe....
, flows from central Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
 to the west, forming part of the boundary between Ukraine and Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, passes along the Polish
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
-Belarus
Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north....
ian border and into Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, and empties into the Narew
Narew

The river Narew , in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, is a tributary of the Vistula river. The portion of the river between Zegrze Lake, where it is joined by the Western Bug, and the Vistula is sometimes called Narwio-Bug, Narwo-Bug or Bugo-Narew....
 river near Serock
Serock

Serock [] is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze Lake lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,616 inhabitants ....
 (actually to the artificial Zegrze Lake). The part between the lake and the Vistula River is sometimes referred to as Bugo-Narew
Bugo-Narew

Bugo-Narew is a name sometimes used for the lowest course of the Narew river in Poland. It originates from the waters of Western Bug and Narew rivers in the artificial Zegrze Lake and flows into Vistula at Modlin....
. The Vistula River drains into the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
.

The Bug is 772 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river. The basin area is 39,420 kmē (19,284 kmē in Poland). It is connected with the Dnieper river by the Dnieper-Bug Canal
Dnieper-Bug Canal

Dnieper-Bug Canal or Dnepr-Bug Canal, or Dneprovsko-Bugsky Canal is a ship canal that connects Dnieper river and Western Bug river. It provides navigational access between the Baltic Sea and Black Sea water systems....
.

Traditionally the Bug was also often considered the ethnographical border between Orthodox
Polish Orthodox Church

The Autocephalous Church of Poland, commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches in full communion....
 and Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 peoples. The Bug was the dividing line between German
Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht was the name of the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe ....
 and Russian
Red Army

The Red Army was the armed force first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918 and, in 1922, became the army of the Soviet Union....
 forces following the invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland (1939)

The Invasion of Poland in 1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak invasion of Poland contingent....
 in the Second World War.

Tributaries

Poltva
Poltva River

The Poltva River is a river in the western Ukraine Oblast of Lviv Oblast and a tributary of the Western Bug. The capital of the Lviv Oblast, Lviv, is located on the river....
, Solokija, Bukowa
Bukowa

Bukowa may refer to the following places:*Bukowa, L?dz Voivodeship *Bukowa, Lublin Voivodeship *Bukowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship *Bukowa, Stasz?w County in Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship ...
, Huczwa, Uherka, Wlodawka
Wlodawka

Wlodawka is a Polish river passing by the town of Wlodawa. It falls to the river Western Bug.Wlodawka is 31 km long....
, Krzna
Krzna

Krzna is a river in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship. Over 120 km in length, it meets the Bug river on the Belarusian border near Brest, Belarus. A canal connects it to the Wieprz....
, Liwiec
Liwiec

Liwiec is a river in Poland, in the plains of Southern Podlachia and central Masovia. It is 126 kilometres long and drains 2779 square kilometres....
, Lug
LUG

The acronym "LUG" may refer to:*Last Unicorn Games*LEGO Users Group*Lei Uniforme de Genebra*Leica Users Group*Lesbian until graduation*Linux User Group...
, Mukhavets
Mukhavets River

Mukhavets is a river in western Belarus, a tributary of the Western Bug.The river rises by Pruzhany, Belarus by the confluence of the Mukha river and the Viets canal, flows in the south-western Belarus and empties into the Western Bug in Brest, Belarus....
, Lesna
Lesna

Lesna [] is a town in Luban County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Lesna, close to the Czech Republic border....
, Nurzec
Nurzec

The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Western Bug. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie ....
, Brok, Warenzhanka

  • Left bank
    • Poltva
      Poltva River

      The Poltva River is a river in the western Ukraine Oblast of Lviv Oblast and a tributary of the Western Bug. The capital of the Lviv Oblast, Lviv, is located on the river....
    • Bukowa
      Bukowa

      Bukowa may refer to the following places:*Bukowa, L?dz Voivodeship *Bukowa, Lublin Voivodeship *Bukowa, Subcarpathian Voivodeship *Bukowa, Stasz?w County in Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship ...
    • Huczwa
    • Uherka
    • Wlodawka
      Wlodawka

      Wlodawka is a Polish river passing by the town of Wlodawa. It falls to the river Western Bug.Wlodawka is 31 km long....
    • Krzna
      Krzna

      Krzna is a river in Poland's Lublin Voivodeship. Over 120 km in length, it meets the Bug river on the Belarusian border near Brest, Belarus. A canal connects it to the Wieprz....
    • Toczna
    • Liwiec
      Liwiec

      Liwiec is a river in Poland, in the plains of Southern Podlachia and central Masovia. It is 126 kilometres long and drains 2779 square kilometres....
    • Kalamanka


  • Right bank
    • Solokija
    • Lug
      LUG

      The acronym "LUG" may refer to:*Last Unicorn Games*LEGO Users Group*Lei Uniforme de Genebra*Leica Users Group*Lesbian until graduation*Linux User Group...
    • Mukhavets
      Mukhavets River

      Mukhavets is a river in western Belarus, a tributary of the Western Bug.The river rises by Pruzhany, Belarus by the confluence of the Mukha river and the Viets canal, flows in the south-western Belarus and empties into the Western Bug in Brest, Belarus....
    • Lesna
      Lesna

      Lesna [] is a town in Luban County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Lesna, close to the Czech Republic border....
       (Lesna Prawa, Lesna Lewa)
    • Nurzec
      Nurzec

      The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Western Bug. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie ....
    • Brok


See also

  • Southern Bug
    Southern Bug

    The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River is entirely located in Ukraine. It rises in the west, in the Podolian uplands, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Black Sea through the southern steppe....
  • Bug Landscape Park
    Bug Landscape Park

    Bug Landscape Park is a protected area in east-central Poland.The Park lies within Masovian Voivodeship, on the Western Bug river....
  • Rivers of Poland
  • Rivers of Ukraine
  • Geography of Poland
    Geography of Poland

    Poland is a country in Central Europe, east of Germany. Generally speaking, Poland is an unbroken plain reaching from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Carpathian Mountains in the south....
  • Geography of Ukraine
    Geography of Ukraine

    Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe. It has a strategic position in Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea in the south, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in the west, Belarus in the north, Moldova and Romania in the south-west and Russia in the east....

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