Kunja (Lowat)

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Kunja
Ку́нья
Confluence of the Kunja (left) into the Lowat

Confluence of the Kunja (left) into the Lowat

Data
Water code RU :  01040200312102000023209
location Oblasts Pskov , Tver , Novgorod ( Russia )
River system Neva
Drain over Lowat  → Volkhov  → Neva  → Baltic Sea
origin See Wstesselewo
56 ° 9 '26 "  N , 30 ° 59' 3"  O
Source height 168  m
muzzle near Cholm in the Lowat coordinates: 57 ° 8 '48 "  N , 31 ° 9' 58"  E 57 ° 8 '48 "  N , 31 ° 9' 58"  E
Mouth height 46  m
Height difference 122 m
Bottom slope 0.52 ‰
length 236 km
Catchment area 5143 km²
Outflow at the level at the mouth MQ
 44.8 m³ / s
Right tributaries Seryosha
Location of the Kunja (Ку́нья) in the catchment area of ​​the Volkhov

Location of the Kunja (Ку́нья) in the catchment area of ​​the Volkhov

The Kunja ( Russian Ку́нья ) is a right tributary of the Lowat in the Russian oblasts of Pskov , Tver and Novgorod .

The Kunja has its origin in the small lake Wstesselewo in the Pskov Oblast. It flows mainly in a northerly direction. It crosses part of the Tver Oblast. Finally, it opens in the Novgorod Oblast in the small town of Chelm in the Lovat.

The Kunja has a length of 236 km. It drains an area of ​​5143 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean discharge at the mouth is 44.8 m³ / s. At the beginning of December the kunja freezes. At the end of March it will be free of ice again.

The most important tributary, the Serjoscha , flows into the Kunja from the right at river kilometer 33.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Article Kunja in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D067485~2a%3DKunja~2b%3DKunja
  2. ↑ a b Kunja in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)