Mesha (Unscha)
Mesha Межа́ |
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Water code | RU : 08010300312110000015570 | |
location | Kostroma Oblast ( Russia ) | |
River system | Volga | |
Drain over | Unscha → Volga → Caspian Sea | |
Confluence of |
Konjug and Mitschug 59 ° 4 '13 " N , 45 ° 7' 31" O |
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Source height | 139 m | |
muzzle |
Inaccurate coordinates: 58 ° 21 '49 " N , 44 ° 52' 52" E 58 ° 21 '49 " N , 44 ° 52' 52" E |
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Mouth height | 99 m | |
Height difference | 40 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.22 ‰ | |
length | 186 km | |
Catchment area | 2630 km² | |
Drainage location: 39 km above the mouth |
MQ |
17.9 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Bolshaya Shochra, Portjug, Shekschema | |
Communities | Georgievskoye |
The Mescha ( Russian Межа́ ) is a left tributary of the Unscha in the Russian Oblast of Kostroma .
The Mescha arises at the confluence of its two source rivers Konjug and Mitschug , which arise in the northern Russian ridge . It flows mainly in a southerly direction and passes the place Georgijewskoje . Finally on the left it flows into the Unscha, a left tributary of the Volga .
The mesha has a length of 186 km. It drains an area of 2630 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . 39 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 17.9 m³ / s. The river is ice-covered between November and the second half of April.
At least in the past, rafting was carried out on the Mescha .