Mesen (river)
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Mesen Мезень |
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 Mesen river system |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | RU : 03030000112103000043056 | |
| location | Komi Republic , Arkhangelsk Oblast ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Mesen | |
| source | West flank of the Timan Ridge 64 ° 23 ′ 22 ″ N , 50 ° 47 ′ 28 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 370 m | |
| muzzle | in the Mesenbos of the White Sea Coordinates: 66 ° 6 '11 " N , 44 ° 3' 44" E 66 ° 6 '11 " N , 44 ° 3' 44" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 370 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.38 ‰ | |
| length | 966 km | |
| Catchment area | 78,000 km² | |
| Discharge at the Makar-Ib A Eo gauge : 6450 km² Location: 681 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1931/1988 MQ 1931/1988 Mq 1931/1988 MHQ 1931/1988 |
17 m³ / s 79 m³ / s 12.2 l / (s km²) 377 m³ / s |
| Discharge at the Bolshaya Pussa A Eo gauge : 16,100 km² Location: 455 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1961/1995 MQ 1961/1995 Mq 1961/1995 MHQ 1961/1995 |
39 m³ / s 186 m³ / s 11.6 l / (s km²) 818 m³ / s |
| Discharge at the Malonisogorskaja A Eo gauge : 56,400 km² Location: 186 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1920/1999 MQ 1920/1999 Mq 1920/1999 MHQ 1920/1999 |
132 m³ / s 641 m³ / s 11.4 l / (s km²) 2746 m³ / s |
| Outflow at the level at the mouth |
MQ MHQ |
886 m³ / s 9530 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Bolshaya Loptjuga , Pyssa , Waschka , Us , Irwa , Kimzha River | |
| Right tributaries | Mesenskaya Pishma , Sula , Kyma , Pjosa | |
| Small towns | Mesen | |
| Communities | Usogorsk | |
| Navigable | 200 km | |
The 966 km long Mesen ( Russian Мезень , fem .; German also the Mesen) is a river in the north of the European part of Russia .
course
The Mesen rises in the swamps on the western flank of the Timan ridge , about 370 m above sea level. Initially, it flows in the territory of the Komi Republic in a narrow valley with steep and rocky banks in southwestern directions, then turns in northwestern direction and reaches Arkhangelsk Oblast . In the middle reaches the river meanders in wide arcs and has a large number of rapids , which make navigation difficult. The lower reaches from the confluence with the Waschka are also rich in shoals. The influence of the tides extends up to 64 kilometers above the mouth in the Mesenbos of the White Sea .
The main tributaries of the Mesen are from the right Mesenskaja Pischma ( Мезенская Пижма ), Sula ( Сула ) and Pjosa ( Пёза ), from the left the Vashka ( Вашка ).
Hydrography
The Mesen catchment area covers 78,000 km². In the vicinity of the mouth, the mean water flow is 886 m³ / s (minimum in March, maximum in May with 9530 m³ / s). In the lower reaches of the city of Mesen about 30 kilometers above the mouth, the river is 1,300 meters wide and up to 3 meters deep, the flow speed is 0.5 m / s. At the mouth it is almost 4 kilometers wide, but only 1.2 meters deep.
The Mesen freezes in early October to mid-November and thaws again in April. It is always navigable up to the confluence of the Waschka (200 km above the mouth), when the water level is high up to the Makar-Ib jetty (680 km).
Infrastructure
On the middle course, the Mesen west of Koslan is reached by a branch line branching off from the Pechora railway at Mikun . The only road bridge crosses the river here ( ⊙ ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mesen in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ a b c Article Mesen in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ Mesen at the Makar-Ib gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Mesen at the Bolshaya Pussa gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Mesen at the Malonisogorskaja gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET