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.

This article is about the river in Volgograd Oblast. For other uses, see Buzuluk (disambiguation).
Buzuluk
Native nameБузулук (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthKhopyor
 • coordinates
50°11′58″N 42°12′01″E
Length314 km (195 mi)
Basin size9,510 km2 (3,670 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKhopyor→ 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 "buza" (Bashkir buzаu, Tatar bozau, Kazakh bұzau, Turkish buzağı) which means "calf", -lik suffixes refers that it belongs to something.[3] According to another version, the word is formed from the Turkic "buz" (Bashkir boz, Tatar boz, Kazakh muz, Turkish buz) literally means "ice".[4].

References
  1. Бузулук (река в Волгоградской обл.), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. «Река Бузулук», Russian State Water Registry
  3. Стрельников С. М. (2002), Strelnikov S. M. Geographical names of the Orenburg region, Toponymic Dictionary (in Russian), Издательство С. М. Стрельникова
  4. Поспелов, Евгений Михайлович (2008), Географические названия России (in Russian), АСТ; Астрель, p. 123
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