Worskla
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Vorskla Ворскла |
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 Catchment area of the Worskla (Ворскла) with its confluence with the Dnieper |
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Belgorod Oblast ( Russia ), Poltava , Sumy ( Ukraine ) |
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| River system | Dnepr | |
| Drain over | Dnepr → Black Sea | |
| source | in Belgorod Oblast 50 ° 55 ′ 41 ″ N , 36 ° 26 ′ 29 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Dnepr dammed up to the Kamjansker reservoir coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N , 34 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ E 48 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N , 34 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ E
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| length | 464 km | |
| Catchment area | 14,700 km² | |
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28.5 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Merla , Kolomak , Tahamlyk | |
| Right tributaries | Vorsklytsia , Boromlya | |
| Big cities | Poltava | |
| Medium-sized cities | Okhtyrka | |
| Small towns | Kobeljaky , Graiworon , Borissowka , Tomarowka , Novi Sanschary , Bilyky , Dykanka | |
 Vorskla near Poltava |
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The Worskla ( Russian and Ukrainian Ворскла ) is a left tributary of the Dnieper in the Eastern European lowlands with a length of 464 km and a catchment area of 14,700 km².
It rises in the western foothills of the Central Russian Ridge near Iwnja, northwest of the Russian oblast capital Belgorod . From its source it flows in a south-westerly direction into the Ukraine , with the right bank cutting deep into the Poltava plateau in the middle reaches. The Worskla flows into the Poltava Oblast in the Dnepr, which is dammed up to form the Kamjansk reservoir .
Tributaries are Worsklyzja (Russian Worskliza) and Boromlja (right) as well as Merla , Kolomak and Tahamlyk (left). There are several nature reserves along the river. The river is navigable between the mouth and Kobeljaky.
Larger towns on the Vorskla are Poltava , Ochtyrka and Kobeljaky . The Battle of the Worskla took place in the region in 1399 .
There are two nature reserves on the Worskla - the forest nature reserve on the Worskla (Russia) and the Hetmanskij National Park (Ukraine).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Worskla in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)