Kukhva
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The Kukhva (, ) is a river in Kārsava, Baltinava, and Viļaka municipalities of Latvia and in Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Velikaya. It is long, and the area of its basin .
Key facts
- River.name
- Kukhva
- River.image
- Kuhva linava.JPG
- River.image_caption
- The Kukhva in the Pytalovsky District
- River.source1_location
- Lake Numerne
- River.mouth
- Velikaya
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Latvia, Russia
- River.length_km
- 106
- River.basin_size_km2
- 828
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Kuhva linava.JPG
- Length
- 109.4
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- watershed area
- 828
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The Kukhva (, ) is a river in Kārsava, Baltinava, and Viļaka municipalities of Latvia and in Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Velikaya. It is long, and the area of its basin .
The source of the Kukhva is Lake Numerne in eastern Latvia. The river flows north, and a stretch of it forms part of the international border between Latvia and Russia. The Kukhva further north departs from the border, crosses the northern part of Pytalovsky District of Pskov Oblast, forms the border between Ostrovsky and Pytalovsky District, turns east and crossing Ostrovsky District where it joins the Velikaya from the left. The mouth of the Kukhva is in the village of Trushki.
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