The Nugush (, Nuguà ¡; , Nögöà Â), also known as the Bolshoy Nugush (, Boljà ¡oj Nuguà ¡), is a river in Bashkortostan in Russia, a tributary of the Belaya. The river is long, and its drainage basin covers . The Nugush freezes over in the first half of November and remains icebound until the second half of April.