Shuja (Njomda)
Shuya Шуя |
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Water code | RU : 08010300412110000014121 | |
location | Kostroma Oblast ( Russia ) | |
River system | Volga | |
Drain over | Njomda → Volga → Caspian Sea | |
source | about 20 km east of Galitsch 58 ° 19 ′ 40 ″ N , 42 ° 44 ′ 15 ″ E |
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muzzle | about 15 km north of Kady in the Njomda coordinates: 57 ° 55 ′ 3 " N , 43 ° 14 ′ 52" E 57 ° 55 ′ 3 " N , 43 ° 14 ′ 52" E
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length | 170 km | |
Catchment area | 1700 km² | |
Outflow location: 25 km above the mouth |
MHQ |
11 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Pesa , Toschiga , Kornesch , Pesta , Pasma , Jurondasch | |
Right tributaries | Yersha , Sora , Shochma |
The Shuja ( Russian Шуя ) is a 170 km long river in the European part of Russia . It is a left and the largest tributary of the Njomda in the river system of the Volga.
description
The Shuja rises in the southern Galitscher Heights in the western center of Kostroma Oblast , near the settlement (Possjolok) Loparjowo. It initially flows in an easterly direction through the wooded landscape. Shortly after flowing through the village of Bor, it turns south.
The Schuja now flows through a very sparsely populated forest area. The river is very winding along its entire course and has numerous oxbow lakes .
Hydrology and use
The Shuja is frozen on average from November to April, the breaking of the ice and the melting of the snow follow spring floods . There are further floods in summer and autumn. The river was previously used for rafting . It is not navigable.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Shuja in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ a b c Shuja in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)
- ↑ Schuja in Brockhaus-Efron - Encyclopedic Dictionary , quoted in the Russian online encyclopedia Академик / Akademik (russ.)