Editing Bug (river) (section)

{{Short description|Major Central European river}}
{{ about|the Bug, a tributary of the Narew|the river in Southern Ukraine|Southern Bug}}

{{Infobox river
| name               = Bug
| native_name        = {{unbulletedlist|{{native name|pl|Bug}}|{{native name|uk|Західний Буг}}|{{native name|be|Заходні Буг}}|{{native name|ru|Западный Буг}}}}
<!-- IMAGE & MAP -->
| image              = Wyszkow_Bug.jpg
| image_size         = 250
| image_caption      = Bug River in the vicinity of [[Wyszków]], [[Poland]]
| map                = Vistula river map.png
| map_size           = 250px
| map_caption        = Bug River
| pushpin_map_size   = 250px
| mapframe           = yes
| mapframe-zoom      = 5
<!-- LOCATION -->
| subdivision_type1  = Country
| subdivision_name1  = [[Poland]], [[Belarus]], [[Ukraine]]
| subdivision_type2  = Voivodeship<br />Region<br />Oblast
| subdivision_name2  = [[Podlaskie Voivodeship|Podlaskie]], [[Masovian Voivodeship|Mazovian]], [[Lublin Voivodeship|Lublin]], [[Brest Region|Brest]], [[Lviv Oblast|Lviv]]
| subdivision_type3  = Cities
| subdivision_name3  = [[Sheptytskyi]], [[Sokal]], [[Włodawa]], [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]], [[Drohiczyn]], [[Wyszków]], [[Serock]]
<!-- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS -->
| length             = {{convert|774|km|mi|abbr=on}} 
| discharge1_location= [[Serock]]
| discharge1_avg     = {{convert|1|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge2_location= [[Narew]]
| discharge2_avg     = {{convert|155|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
<!-- BASIN FEATURES -->
| source1_location   = near [[Verkhobuzh]], [[Lviv Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|49.8715|25.0960|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation  = {{convert|310|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth              = [[Narew]]
| mouth_location     = near [[Serock]], [[Poland]]
| mouth_coordinates  = {{coord|52.50814|21.08408|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation    = {{convert|75|m|abbr=on}}
| progression        = {{RNarew}}
| basin_size         = {{convert|38712|km2|abbr=on}}
}}

The '''Bug''' or '''Western Bug'''{{efn|{{langx|pl|Bug}} {{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-Bug.ogg|b|u|k}}, {{langx|uk|Західний Буг}}, ''Zakhidnyi Buh,'' {{langx|be|Захо́дні Буг}}, ''Zakhodni Buh''; {{langx|ru|Западный Буг}}, ''Zapadnyy Bug''}} is a major river in [[Central Europe]] that flows through [[Belarus]] (border), [[Poland]], and [[Ukraine]], with a total length of {{convert|774|km|mi}}.<ref name=yearbook>[http://stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/portalinformacyjny/en/defaultaktualnosci/3328/2/17/1/statistical_yearbook_of_the_republic_of_poland_2017.pdf Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2017], [[Central Statistical Office (Poland)|Statistics Poland]], p. 85-86</ref> A [[tributary]] of the [[Narew]], the Bug forms part of the [[Belarus–Poland border|border]] between Belarus and Poland for {{convert|178|km|mi}} and part of the [[Poland–Ukraine border|border]] between Ukraine and Poland for {{convert|185|km|mi}}.<ref name="floodwise"/><ref name=statistics>{{cite web |url = http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/237-main-characteristics-of-the-largest-rivers.html |title = Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Main characteristics of the largest rivers of Belarus |publisher = Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. |year = 2011 |website = Land of Ancestors |access-date = 27 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140115190617/http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/237-main-characteristics-of-the-largest-rivers.html |archive-date = 15 January 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref> 

The Bug is connected with the [[Dnieper]] by the [[Dnieper–Bug Canal]]. Out of its {{convert|38712|km2|mi2}} [[drainage basin]], half is in Poland,<ref name=yearbook/> just over a quarter in Belarus, and slightly under a quarter in Ukraine.<ref name="floodwise"/>