Lepsha

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Lepsha
Lepsha
Data
Water code RU :  03010000112103000002455
location Arkhangelsk Oblast ( Russia )
River system Onega
Drain over Mosha  → Onega  → White Sea
source 25 km southeast of Plesetsk
62 ° 32 ′ 18 ″  N , 40 ° 40 ′ 30 ″  E
muzzle Moscha coordinates: 62 ° 18 ′ 24 ″  N , 40 ° 13 ′ 15 ″  E 62 ° 18 ′ 24 ″  N , 40 ° 13 ′ 15 ″  E

length 168 km
Catchment area 1680 km²
Communities Lepsha

The Lepscha ( Russian Лепша ) is a right tributary of the Mosha , a right tributary of the Onega , in the Arkhangelsk Oblast in northwestern Russia .

The Lepscha runs in the administrative districts of Plesetsk and Nyandoma . It rises 25 km southeast of Plesetsk . It initially flows in a southerly direction. It flows through a chain of smaller lakes. Later she turns west. It happened just before its confluence with the Moscha the same settlement Lepscha .

The Lepscha has a length of 168 km. It drains an area of ​​1680 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . In April and May the Lepscha leads to floods . It can also lead to floods in autumn. The river is ice-covered between October and early April. At least in the past, the lepsha was used for rafting .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Article Lepscha in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D069762~2a%3D~2b%3DLepscha
  2. ↑ a b Lepscha in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)