Neja (Unscha)
Neja Не́я |
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Neja at Parfenjewo |
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Water code | RU : 08010300312110000016119 | |
location | Kostroma Oblast ( Russia ) | |
River system | Volga | |
Drain over | Unscha → Volga → Caspian Sea | |
source | on the Galitscher Heights in Tschuchloma Rajon 58 ° 31 ′ 32 ″ N , 42 ° 42 ′ 2 ″ E |
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muzzle |
Inaccurate coordinates: 57 ° 48 '0 " N , 43 ° 42' 45" E 57 ° 48 '0 " N , 43 ° 42' 45" E |
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Mouth height |
85 m
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length | 253 km | |
Catchment area | 6060 km² | |
Outflow location: 38 km above the mouth |
MQ |
45.5 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Idol , weekly tooma , nelscha , condoba | |
Small towns | Neja | |
Communities | Parfenievo |
The Neja ( Russian Не́я ) is a right tributary of the Unscha in the Kostroma Oblast in Russia .
The Neja rises on the Galitscher Heights in Tschuchloma Rajon . It initially flows in an easterly direction and passes the Parfenjewo district administrative center . Later it turns to the southeast and finally to the south. In the city of Neja , the Nelscha , its most important tributary, flows into the river on the left. The Neja finally reaches the Unscha, a left tributary of the Volga, 10 km south of Makarjew .
The Neja has a length of 253 km. It drains an area of 6060 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean discharge 38 km above the mouth is 45.5 m³ / s. The river is ice-covered between November and April.
In the past, rafting was operated on the Neja .