Ūla | |
Mouth Coordinates: | 54.1639°N 24.3364°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 84km (52miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.58m3/s |
Basin Size: | 753km2 |
The Ūla (be|Ула) is a river which starts in northern Belarus and flows into the Merkys river, in southern Lithuania.[1] It flows in a generally northwesterly direction.
It starts as a confluence of two channeled rivers, Provozha (Провожа) and Luchka (Лучка) by the village.[2] From Luchka to Dubičiai it is known as Pelesa (Padzeyka in Belarus).[3] Its total length is 84 km,[4] of which 13,5 km are in Voranava District, Grodno Region, Belarus, 3 km are along the Belarus-Lithuania border, the rest is in Varėna District, Lithuania, of which part flows through the and then in the Dzūkija National Park. It flows into the Merkys near Paūliai.[1]