Sot (Volga)

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Sot
Соть
Data
Water code RU :  08010300212110000011566
location Yaroslavl Oblast ( Russia )
River system Volga
Drain over Volga  → Caspian Sea
source on the Danilower Heights
58 ° 34 ′ 34 ″  N , 40 ° 7 ′ 17 ″  E
muzzle Gorkier Reservoir Coordinates: 57 ° 58 ′ 34 "  N , 40 ° 41 ′ 49"  E 57 ° 58 ′ 34 "  N , 40 ° 41 ′ 49"  E
Mouth height approx.  84  m

length 144 km
Catchment area 1460 km²
Outflow
location: 59 km above the mouth 		MQ
 6.5 m³ / s
Right tributaries Lunka

The Sot ( Russian Соть ) is a northern tributary of the Gorkier Reservoir , through which the Volga flows.

The Sot rises on the Danilower Heights in the north of the Yaroslavl Oblast . It flows mainly in a southerly direction. It flows about 2 km south of the small town Pretschistoje . The Lunka , the largest tributary , meets the lower Sot on the right. Finally the Sot flows into a northern side bay of the Gorkier reservoir.

The Sot has a length of 144 km. It drains an area of ​​1460 km². The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The mean discharge 59 km above the mouth is 6.5 m³ / s. The river freezes between late October and November and remains ice-covered until April. If the water is strong, rafting can be carried out on the river .

Before the Gorkier reservoir was built, the Sot was a right tributary of the Kostroma .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Article Sot in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D104769~2a%3DSot~2b%3DSot
  2. ↑ a b Sot in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)