Vetluga (river)

River in Russia
56°27′44″N 46°14′14″E / 56.46222°N 46.23722°E / 56.46222; 46.23722Length889 km (552 mi)Basin size39,400 km2 (15,200 sq mi)Discharge  • average255 m3/s (9,000 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionVolga→ Caspian Sea

The Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га, IPA: [vʲɪtˈlugə]; Mari: Вӱтла, romanized: Vütla) is a river that flows through Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Mari El and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga.[1] Their confluence is near Kozmodemyansk. The river is navigable. It is 889 kilometres (552 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 39,400 square kilometres (15,200 sq mi).[1] Its largest tributaries are Neya, Bolshaya Kaksha, Usta and Yuronga from the left and Vokhma and Lyunda from the right.[1] The town Vetluga is situated on the river.

References

  1. ^ a b c Ветлуга (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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