Stubla is a river in Western Polissia, a right tributary of the Styr. It flows through Volodymyrets, Dubrovytsia, and Zarichne districts and flows into the Styr between Zarichne and Ivanchytsi. Do not confuse it with the river of the same name Stubla near Klevan: these are different rivers.
Origin of the name
In Polissia, the word “stubla” (stublo) means a marshy swamp where the ground shakes and sways—a quagmire overgrown with grass and reeds. This is exactly what the river’s banks used to be like.
What it is like
The length of the Stubla is 64 kilometres, and its basin area is 722 square kilometres. The river originates south of the village of Polovli and flows northeast, then near the mouth turns northwest. The natural channel was winding and branched, but over a considerable length it was straightened—now it is a main drainage canal of the “Stubla” reclamation system, 20–24 metres wide. The main tributaries are Moročna and Brodnytsia.
Fishing
The Stubla is mostly canalized, so fishing is mainly done closer to the mouth near the Styr. General fishing rules apply.
Nearby
Zarichne is near the mouth, and the Styr is the river it flows into.
