Puija

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Puija
Пу́я
Data
Water code RU :  03020300212103000031452
location Arkhangelsk Oblast ( Russia )
River system Northern Dvina
Drain over Waga  → Northern Dvina  → White Sea
source on the Njandoma Heights
61 ° 26 ′ 46 ″  N , 41 ° 7 ′ 54 ″  E
Source height 190  m
muzzle at Aksjonowskaja in the Waga coordinates: 61 ° 43 '38 "  N , 42 ° 32' 48"  E 61 ° 43 '38 "  N , 42 ° 32' 48"  E
Mouth height 38  m
Height difference 152 m
Bottom slope 0.88 ‰
length 172 km
Catchment area 2500 km²
Drain MQ
 25 m³ / s
Left tributaries Sulanda
Communities Aksyonovskaya

The Puija ( Russian Пу́я ) is a left tributary of the Waga in the Arkhangelsk Oblast in northwestern Russia .

The Puija rises in the eastern foothills of the Njandoma heights . It flows through the two administrative districts of Wel and Schenkursk in an easterly direction. She later turns north. The M8 trunk road now runs along the eastern bank of the river. 9 km above the mouth, its most important tributary, the Sulanda , meets the Puija from the left. Finally the Puija flows into the left bank of the Waga at Aksjonowskaja .

The Puija has a length of 172 km. It drains an area of ​​2500 km². The Puija is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean runoff is 25 m² / s. The river is ice-covered between November and the second half of April / early May.

The puija was used for rafting at least earlier .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Article Puija in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D094399~2a%3D~2b%3DPuija
  2. ↑ a b Puija in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)