Editing Bug (river) (section)

==Basin==

The total basin area of the Bug is {{convert|38712|km2|mi2}} of which half, {{convert|19239|km2|mi2}} or, 50%, is in Poland.<ref name=yearbook/> Somewhat more than a quarter, {{convert|11400|km2|mi2}} or 29%, is in Belarus, and a bit under a quarter, {{convert|8700|km2|mi2}} or 22% lies in Ukraine.<ref name="floodwise"/>

The climate of the Bug basin is [[Temperate climate|temperate]].<ref name="floodwise"/>

The basin experiences annual high-water levels during spring flooding due to thawing snow, after which a low flow period starts and lasts until October or mid-November. Occasional summer floods often occur in the headlands, where mountains influence favorable [[flash-flood]] conditions. In Autumn the water level increases are inconsiderable; in some years they do not happen at all. During the winter the river can have temporary ice-outs that sometimes provoke ice jams, causing an increase of the level up to {{convert|2|m|ft}}. The resultant water levels are changeable due to the instability of ice cover.<ref name="floodwise"/>