Luha Explained

Luha / Lug
Mouth:Bug
Mouth Coordinates:50.8672°N 24.1456°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:93km (58miles)
Basin Size:1348km2

The Luha (Ukrainian: Луга, Polish: Ług) is a river in Ukraine and a right tributary of the Bug. Its source is located near the village of Kolpytiv in the Horokhiv Upland. In its upper reaches, the Luha runs mainly in a western, northwestern direction, and later northwards. In its lower stream, it runs mainly in a northwestern direction and enters the Western Bug on northwestern outskirts of the city of Ustyluh.

Biggest tributaries: Luha-Svynoryika, Svynoryika, Rylovytsia (right side); Strypa (left side)

Character of the river is plain as it flows through swampy floodplains.

Major settlements along the river: Volodymyr, Ustyluh

In 2000, local hydrological reserve "Luha" was created along the river.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://pzf.land.kiev.ua/pzf12-3.html List of local hydrological reserves of Ukraine