Zhelcha
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The Zhelcha () is a river in Strugo-Krasnensky and Gdovsky Districts in Pskov Oblast, Russia, a tributary of Lake Peipus. It is long, and the area of its drainage basin is . It is navigable downstream from the settlement of Yamm. The main tributaries of the Zhelcha are the rivers Dubenka, the Krapivenka, the Nizhnyaya Belka, and the Yeglina.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in river, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Rivers of Pskov Oblast and Tributaries of Lake Peipus.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- River.name
- Zhelcha
- River.mouth_location
- Lake Peipus
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Russia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Located in
- Pskov Oblast
- Image
- Zhelcha.jpg
- Length
- 107
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Lake Peipus
- lake on watercourse
- Uzhinskoe
- watershed area
- 1220
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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The Zhelcha () is a river in Strugo-Krasnensky and Gdovsky Districts in Pskov Oblast, Russia, a tributary of Lake Peipus. It is long, and the area of its drainage basin is . It is navigable downstream from the settlement of Yamm. The main tributaries of the Zhelcha are the rivers Dubenka, the Krapivenka, the Nizhnyaya Belka, and the Yeglina.
The source of the Zhelcha is located in the western part of Strugo-Krasnensky District, to the north of the village of Tvorozhkovo. The Zhelcha flows in the northwestern direction, and in the village of Yukhnovo turns west. It enters Gdovsky District, flows through the selos of Polna and Yamm, and turns southwest. The mouth of the Zhelcha is north of the village of Kobylye Gorodishche. In the lower course, the Zhelcha flows through a number of lakes, including Lake Uzhinskoye, Lake Dolgoye, and Lake Velino.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zhelcha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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