Ros (Dnepr)
Ros Рось |
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Catchment area of the Dnepr and course of the Ros ( Рось ) |
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location | Oblast Vinnytsia , Kiev Oblast , Cherkasy Oblast ( Ukraine ) | |
River system | Dnepr | |
Drain over | Dnepr → Black Sea | |
source | in the Dnieper highlands ( Prydniprowska vyssotschyna ) 49 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ N , 29 ° 2 ′ 15 ″ E |
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muzzle | in the Dnepr dammed up to the Kremenchuk reservoir coordinates: 49 ° 38 '11 " N , 31 ° 38' 10" E 49 ° 38 '11 " N , 31 ° 38' 10" E
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length | 346 km | |
Catchment area | 12,600 km² | |
Outflow location: 65 km above the mouth |
MQ |
22.5 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Rostavytsja , Kamjanka , Rossava | |
Right tributaries | Roska | |
Big cities | Bila Tserkva | |
Small towns | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi , Stebliw , Bohuslav , Rokytne , Volodarka , Pohrebyschtsche | |
Communities | Shkariwka , Sachniwka | |
The Ros at Sukholesi |
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The Ros ( Ukrainian and Russian Рось ) is a 346 km long right tributary of the Dnieper in northern Ukraine . It rises in the Dnieper highlands and runs through the Vinnytsia , Kiev and Cherkassy oblasts . Its main tributaries are the Roska on the right bank, the Rostawyzja , Kamjanka and Rossava on the left bank . The towns of Bila Tserkva , Bohuslav and Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi are located along the course of the river .
According to one version, the river gave its name to the ethnonyms Russians and Russia (Russian: Rossija ).
Web links
Commons : Ros - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Ros in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)