Unzha
Sign in to saveThe 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
- Country
- Russian Empire
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
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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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