Nurzec

For other places with the same name, see Nurzec (disambiguation).

Nurzec
Origin	Poland
Mouth	near Wojtkowice Stare on the Bug River
Basin countries	Poland, Belarus
Length	100.2 km (62.3 mi)
Source elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Avg. discharge
Basin area	2,102 km² (812 mi²)

The Nurzec [ˈnuʐɛt​͡s] is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie (the plateau of Podlaskie and Belarus). Administratively it lies within Podlaskie Voivodeship and Masovian Voivodeship.

The 2,102 square kilometres (812 sq mi) drainage area is contained within the mezoregions known as Równina Bielska (the Bielsk Plain) and Wysoczyzna Wysokomazowiecka (the High Masovian Plateau).

The Nurzec rises in swamps south-east of Czeremcha near Stawiszcze close to the border with Belarus. Its confluence with the Bug River is close to the village of Wojtkowice Stare just south of Ciechanowiec.

The fall of the Nurzec is approximately 75 metres (246 ft) from its source elevation of approximately 180 metres (590 ft) above sea level, to its discharge elevation of 105.4 metres (345.8 ft).

Tributaries

• Left bank: Nurczyk, Leśna, Czarna, Siennica, Kukawka, Pełchówka
• Right bank: Bronka, Mień (with Markówka)

Towns and villages

Major towns and villages lying on the Nurzec:

• Czeremcha
• Kleszczele
• Boćki
• Brańsk
• Ciechanowiec

References

• Description of the Podlasie/Belarus plateau