Kovsha
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Kowsha Ковжа |
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| Water code | RU : 08010200312110000008841 | |
| location | Vologda Oblast ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Volga | |
| Drain over | Sheksna → Volga → Caspian Sea | |
| origin |
Lake Kovshskoye 60 ° 50 '12 " N , 37 ° 12' 26" E |
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| Source height | 162 m | |
| muzzle |
Weißer See Coordinates: 60 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ N , 37 ° 11 ′ 5 ″ E 60 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ N , 37 ° 11 ′ 5 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 113 m | |
| Height difference | 49 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.57 ‰ | |
| length | 86 km | |
| Catchment area | 5000 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Tumba | |
| Communities | Annensky Most | |
 Location of the Kowsha (Ковжа) in the catchment area of the Rybinsk Reservoir |
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The Kowscha ( Russian Ковжа ) is a tributary of the White Lake in the northwest of the Vologda Oblast in the European north of Russia .
The Kowsha flows from the western end of Lake Kowschskoye for about 10 km in a westerly direction before it meets the Volga-Baltic Canal . The remaining course of the river in a southerly direction to the north bank of the White Lake is congruent with the Volga-Baltic Sea Canal. The most important tributary of the Kowsha is the Tumba from the right. The river length is 86 km². The catchment area covers 5000 km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kowscha in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ a b Article Kowscha in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)