Bahlui River

Bahlui River
Bahlui River in Iași
Countries	Romania
Counties	Botoșani, Iași
Towns	Hârlău, Iași
Source
- location	Tudora
- elevation	500 m (1,640 ft)
Mouth	Jijia
- location	Chiperești
- coordinates	47°7′45″N 27°44′13″E / 47.12917°N 27.73694°E / 47.12917; 27.73694Coordinates: 47°7′45″N 27°44′13″E / 47.12917°N 27.73694°E / 47.12917; 27.73694
Length	119 km (74 mi)
Basin	2,007 km2 (775 sq mi)
Discharge	mouth
- average	2.8 m3/s (99 cu ft/s)
Progression	Jijia→ Prut→ Danube→ Black Sea

The Bahlui is the largest river of Iași County, in eastern Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Jijia. Its name is derived from Cuman and it means "muddy river". The Bahlui river has a length of 119 km and an average volume flowing of about 2.8 m³/s. The surface of the basin has about 2007 km².

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 near Holboca, east of Iași. The quality of its waters is rather low, due to spills of industrial plants, especially in Iași. The Pârcovaci and Tansa-Belcești are located on the Bahlui River.

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Bahlui:

Left: Bahluiul Mic, Nicolina, Vulpoiul, Gurguiata, Lungu, Durușca, Zavarca, Totoești, Românești, Vătăvoaia, Bogonos, Râul Lupului, Rediu, Șorogari, Ciric, Chirița, Orzeni