Luscha

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Luscha
Лу́жа
Река Лужа.jpg
Data
Water code RU :  09010100612110000022141
location Moscow Oblast , Kaluga ( Russia )
River system Volga
Drain over Protwa  → Oka  → Volga  → Caspian Sea
source across the oblast border in Moscow Oblast
55 ° 16 ′ 42 ″  N , 35 ° 32 ′ 10 ″  E
muzzle Protwa coordinates: 55 ° 3 ′ 40 "  N , 36 ° 34 ′ 23"  E 55 ° 3 ′ 40 "  N , 36 ° 34 ′ 23"  E

length 159 km
Catchment area 1400 km²
Medium-sized cities Malojaroslavets

The Luscha ( Russian Лу́жа ) is a right tributary of the Protwa in the Russian oblasts of Moscow and Kaluga .

The Luscha is being built in Moscow Oblast. Shortly afterwards it crosses the border and flows through the Kaluga Oblast in a predominantly eastern direction. The middle town of Malojaroslavets lies on the right bank of the river. Finally the Luscha flows into the Protwa, 82 km above its mouth into the Oka .

The Luscha has a length of 159 km. It drains an area of ​​1400 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The river floods in April and May . The water level rises up to 6.1 m. The river usually freezes in November, but occasionally only in December. In April the river is free of ice again.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Article Luscha in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D071586~2a%3D~2b%3DLuscha
  2. ↑ a b Luscha in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)