The Nurzec [ˈnuʐɛt͡s] 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.

Nurzec
Location
Country	Poland, Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Poland
• elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Mouth
• location	near Wojtkowice Stare on the Bug River
• coordinates	52.6099°N 22.4091°E / 52.6099; 22.4091
Length	100.2 km (62.3 mi)
Basin size	2,102 km2 (812 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Bug→ Narew→ Vistula→ Baltic Sea

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, Leszczka, 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

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