Ikwa (Styr)

Ikwa Іква
The Ikwa in Dubno
Data
location	Ukraine → Lviv Oblast , Rivne Oblast
River system	Dnepr
Drain over	Styr  → Prypiat  → Dnieper  → Black Sea
source	near Chernytsia , Brody Raion 49 ° 57 ′ 56 ″  N , 25 ° 13 ′ 45 ″  E
Source height	314  m
muzzle	near Torhowyzja , Mlyniv district Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '50 "  N , 25 ° 23' 46"  E 50 ° 33 '50 "  N , 25 ° 23' 46"  E
length	155 km
Catchment area	2250 km²
Left tributaries	Lypka
Right tributaries	Samez , Lyudomyrka , Tartachka
Medium-sized cities	Dubno
Small towns	Mlyniw
Communities	Velyki Bereschzi , Werba

The Ikwa (Ukrainian Іква ) is a 155 km long, right tributary of the Styr in western Ukraine with a catchment area of ​​2250 km².

The Ikwa rises at an altitude of 314  m near the village of Chernytsia in Brody Raion . It then flows through the Rajone Ternopil and Kremenets in the Lviv Oblast and Raion Dubno of Rivne Oblast before at Torhowyzja in Rajon Mlyniv empties into the Styx. On its bank lies the city of Dubno and the urban-type settlement Mlyniv .

The river has a width of 5 to 25 meters, a depth of 0.5 to 2.2 m and a gradient of 0.89 m / km. The average water flow is 5.5 m³ per second, the maximum water flow is 77 m³ per second. The current speed of the Ikwa at Dubno is 0.5 m per second.

Their water is used for irrigation and water supply.

View from the bank of the Ikwa to the Dubno Fortress

Tributaries

From the left:

• Lypka ( Липка ), 12 km long, catchment area 85.2 km²

From the right:

• Samez ( Самець ), ~ 7 km long
• Lyudomyrka ( Людомирка ), 20 km
• Tartachka ( Тартачка ), 42 km long, catchment area 386 km²

source muzzle

Course of the Ikwa in the Rivne (light) Oblast and the Lviv Oblast

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on the river in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ; accessed on June 18, 2017 (Ukrainian)
2. ↑ Sights in Ukraine - The Ikwa River on zabytki.in.ua ; accessed on June 18, 2017 (Ukrainian)
3. ↑ Entry on Ikwa in the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia ; accessed on June 18, 2017 (Ukrainian)