Ūla

For other rivers with the same name, see Ula (river).

The Ūla (Belarusian: 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.

Ūla
A bend in the river Ūla
Location
Country	Lithuania and Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Grodno Region
Mouth	Merkys
• coordinates	54°09′50″N 24°20′11″E
Length	84 km (52 mi)
Basin size	753 km2 (291 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5.58 m3/s (197 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Merkys→ Neman→ Baltic Sea

It starts as a confluence of two channeled rivers, Provozha (Провожа) and Luchka (Лучка) by the Padeyki [be] 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 Ūla Landscape Reserve [lt] and then in the Dzūkija National Park. It flows into the Merkys near Paūliai.^[1]

See also

• Kotra (river), the case of Pelyasa/Pelesa river bifurcation.