Buzuluk (Volgograd Oblast)
River in Russia
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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.
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| Native name | Бузулук (Russian) |
| 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 | Don→ Sea of Azov |
The town of Novoanninsky and the stanitsa of Preobrazhenskaya lie along the river.
Etymology
The word is formed from the Turkic languages: buza (Bashkir: быҙау, romanized: bıźaw; Tatar: бозау, romanized: bozaw; Kazakh: бұзау, romanized: buzaw; Turkish: buzağı) means "calf", -lik suffixes refers that it belongs to something.[3] According to another version, the word is formed from the Turkic buz (Bashkir: боҙ, romanized: boź; Tatar: боз, romanized: boz; Kazakh: мұз, romanized: muz; Turkish: buz) literally means "ice".[4]
