Vorskla

Also known as Vorskla River

The Vorskla (; ) is a river that runs from Belgorod Oblast in Russia southwards into northeastern Ukraine, where it joins the Dnieper.

Key facts

River.name: Vorskla
River.image: Vorskla Poltava.JPG
River.image_caption: The Vorskla in Poltava, Ukraine
River.map: Vorskla.png
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 6
River.source1_location: Belgorod Oblast, Russia
River.mouth: Dnieper (Kamianske Reservoir)
River.mouth_location: Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Russia, Ukraine
River.subdivision_type2: Region
River.subdivision_name2: Russia: Belgorod OblastUkraine: Sumy Oblast, Poltava Oblast

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: transboundary river
Country: Ukraine
Located in: Sumy Oblast
Image: Vorskla Poltava.JPG
Length: 464

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Commons category: Vorskla River
mouth of the watercourse: Dnieper
watershed area: 14700
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
discharge: 36
origin of the watercourse: Belgorod Oblast
located in protected area: Hetman National Nature Park
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine

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Encyclopedic overview

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The Vorskla (; ) is a river that runs from Belgorod Oblast in Russia southwards into northeastern Ukraine, where it joins the Dnieper.

==Geography== The river's source is on the western slopes of the Central Russian Upland north of Belgorod. Within Ukraine it flows through the Dnieper Lowland, passing through Sumy Oblast, and then crossing Poltava Oblast. It has a length of , and a basin area of . The river is the 15th longest in Ukraine stretching for .

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