Buzuluk (Volgograd Oblast)
The Buzuluk (Russian: Бузулу́к) is a river in Volgograd Oblast, Russia.[1] It is a left tributary of the Khopyor, and is 314 kilometers (195 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 9,510 square kilometers (3,672 sq mi).[2] It has its sources on the westernmost slopes of the Volga Upland. During dry periods the upper reaches of the river dry up completely.
| Buzuluk | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Бузулук |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Khopyor |
• coordinates | 50°11′58″N 42°12′01″E |
| Length | 314 km (195 mi) |
| Basin size | 9,510 km2 (3,670 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Khopyor→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
The town of Novoanninsky and the stanitsa of Preobrazhenskaya lie along the river.
References
- Бузулук (река в Волгоградской обл.), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- «Река Бузулук», Russian State Water Registry
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