Zna (mocha)
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Zna Цна |
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 The Zna in Tambov |
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| Water code | RU : 09010200212110000028687 | |
| location | Oblast Tambov , Ryazan ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Volga | |
| Drain over | Mocha → Oka → Volga → Caspian Sea | |
| source | approx. 15 km northwest of Rschaksa in the Tambov Oblast 52 ° 12 ′ 5 ″ N , 41 ° 46 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| muzzle | approx. 20 km north of Sassowo in the Ryazan Oblast in the Moksha coordinates: 54 ° 28 ′ 9 ″ N , 42 ° 2 ′ 3 ″ E 54 ° 28 ′ 9 ″ N , 42 ° 2 ′ 3 ″ E
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| length | 451 km | |
| Catchment area | 21,500 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
46 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Karian , Lipowiza , Tschelnowaja , Serp , Schatscha , Asa , Aeschnja | |
| Right tributaries | Lesnoi Tambov , Staraya TSNA , Kerscha , Kaschma , Morschewka , Wyscha , Idowka , Chernaya , Leja | |
| Big cities | Tambov | |
| Medium-sized cities | Kotovsk , Morshansk , Zassovo | |
| Navigable | 47 km from the estuary to Tensjupino | |
 The Zna near Tambov |
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 Location of the Zna (Цна) in the southeastern catchment area of the Oka |
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The Zna ( Russian Цна ) is a left, 451 km long tributary of the Mokscha in the European part of Russia .
River course
The Zna has its source around 15 km northwest of Rschaksa in the southern part of Tambov Oblast . It flows first in a northerly direction and reaches Tambov , where it is a popular destination. After the confluence of the Tschelnowaja around 60 km north of Tambov, the Zna describes a wide left curve until shortly before Morschansk . Here it takes up the Kashma and flows on through the northern area of the Tambov Oblast.
Around 20 km south of Shazk , the Zna reaches the Ryazan Oblast , the southeast of which it initially continues to flow northwards. 10 km after the confluence of the Shacha , it describes another wide left curve until shortly before Sassowo . After another 20 km it flows into the mokscha.
use
The Zna is navigable for 47 km during the ice-free period from the end of November / beginning of December to the end of March / beginning of April and is used, among other things, with hovercraft for passenger transport. Ships went to Tambov in the Soviet Union .
The Zna is a calm, gently meandering river with numerous oxbow lakes , which is used for fishing and as a destination as well as for raft trips.
Below Tambows, the Zna is dammed up by several dams for electricity generation.
