Usta (Wetluga)

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Usta
Уста, Ышта
Data
Water code RU :  08010400212110000043045
location Kirov Oblast , Nizhny Novgorod ( Russia )
River system Volga
Drain over Wetluga  → Volga  → Caspian Sea
source southeast of Shakhunya
57 ° 31 '6 "  N , 47 ° 2' 51"  E
muzzle in the Wetluga coordinates: 56 ° 53 ′ 1 ″  N , 45 ° 26 ′ 29 ″  E 56 ° 53 ′ 1 ″  N , 45 ° 26 ′ 29 ″  E
Mouth height 71  m

length 253 km
Catchment area 6030 km²
Outflow
location: 47 km above the mouth 		MQ
 28 m³ / s
Small towns Ures

The Usta ( Russian Уста , Mari Ышта ) is a left tributary of the Wetluga in the Kirov Oblast and the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in northwestern Russia .

It rises southeast of Shakhunya on the border between Kirov Oblast and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. It flows only a few kilometers within the Kirov Oblast. The Usta flows mainly in a westerly direction through the Novgorod Oblast. It passes the small town of Uren and turns south in its lower reaches. After 253 km it meets the Wetluga, which also flows south. The Usta drains an area of ​​6030 km². The river is covered by a layer of ice between November and April. The snowmelt makes a significant contribution to the annual runoff. 47 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 28 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Article Usta in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D114673~2a%3DUsta~2b%3DUsta
  2. ↑ a b Usta in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)