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The Unzha () is a river in the Vologda and Kostroma oblasts of Russia. It is a tributary of the Volga, which it enters at the Gorky Reservoir. It is long, and its basin covers . The Unzha begins at the confluence of the rivers Kema and the Lundonga. It flows into the Unzhensky Cove of the Gorky Reservoir.

Key facts

River.name
Unzha
River.image
Unzha near Kologriv.jpg
River.image_caption
Unzha near Kologriv
River.subdivision_type1
Country
River.subdivision_name1
Russia
River.length_km
426
River.mouth
Volga
River.mouth_location
Gorky Reservoir
River.basin_size_km2
27800

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Located in
Vologda Oblast
Image
Unzha near Kologriv.jpg
Length
426
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tributary
Serzhenka
Commons category
Unzha River
mouth of the watercourse
Gorky Reservoir
watershed area
28900
discharge
158
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The Unzha () is a river in the Vologda and Kostroma oblasts of Russia. It is a tributary of the Volga, which it enters at the Gorky Reservoir. It is long, and its basin covers . The Unzha begins at the confluence of the rivers Kema and the Lundonga. It flows into the Unzhensky Cove of the Gorky Reservoir.

The Unzha freezes up between October and December and stays under the ice until April or May. The main tributaries are the Viga, Neya, and the Mezha. The towns of Kologriv, Manturovo and Makaryev are along the Unzha River.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Unzha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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