Ukhta (river)
Uhta Ухта́ |
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View of the Ukhta from the Ukhta-Sosnogorsk road |
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Water code | RU : 03050300112103000076400 | |
location | Komi Republic ( Russia ) | |
River system | Pechora | |
Drain over | Ishma → Pechora → Arctic Ocean | |
source | on the Timan ridge 63 ° 59 ′ 24 ″ N , 52 ° 34 ′ 54 ″ E |
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muzzle | in Sosnogorsk in the Ishmael coordinates: 63 ° 36 ′ 50 " N , 53 ° 53 ′ 25" E 63 ° 36 ′ 50 " N , 53 ° 53 ′ 25" E
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length | 199 km | |
Catchment area | 4510 km² | |
Discharge at the Uchta A Eo gauge : 4290 km² Location: 13 km above the mouth |
MQ 1933/1998 Mq 1933/1998 |
46 m³ / s 10.7 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Goodbye | |
Right tributaries | Tobys | |
Big cities | Uchta | |
Medium-sized cities | Sosnogorsk | |
Communities | Schudajag | |
Ukhta at the Shudayag settlement |
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Uchta (Ухта́) in the catchment area of the Pechora |
The Uchta ( Russian Ухта́ ) is a left tributary of the Ischma in the Pechora river system in the Komi Republic in northwestern Russia .
The Ukhta rises on the Timan Ridge . It flows mainly in the east-south-east direction through the mountains. On the lower reaches of the Uchta are the settlement of Shudayag , the city of Uchta , and the city of Sosnogorsk at the confluence with the Ischma . The Ukhta has a length of 199 km. It drains an area of 4510 km². Uchta is ice-free between the end of April and the end of October. The mean discharge (MQ) of the Ukhta 13 km above the mouth is 46 m³ / s. During the snowmelt in May, the river reaches a monthly mean of 175 m³ / s. Important tributaries of the Ukhta from left Tschut and right Tobys .