Olkhovka [1] , or Olkhov ( Ukrainian: Vіlkhіvka, Vіlkhova, Olkhіvka ) - a river in the Luhansk region [2] of Ukraine . The right tributary of Lugani ( Don basin), the mouth in the territory of the city of Luhansk . The length is 83 km, the catchment area is 814 km², the slope is 3.3 m / km [3] .
| Olkhovka (Alder) | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Vіlkhіvka | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 83 km |
| Swimming pool | 814 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Ivanovka |
| • Height | 340 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Lugan |
| • Location | Lugansk |
| • Height | 40 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| River slope | 3.3 m / km |
| Location | |
| Water system | Lugan → Seversky Donets → Don → Sea of Azov |
| A country |
|
| Region | Lugansk region |
 - source  - mouth | |
The valley is trapezoidal, asymmetric, 4-6 km wide. The floodplain is up to 10 m wide. The channel is moderately winding, 4-5 m wide, 1-2 m deep.
It is used for water supply, irrigation, recreation. There are recreation centers on the banks. Reservoirs ( Elizabethan , Lugansk ) and ponds were built. The river is heavily polluted [4] . A pike is found in the river [5] .
The largest tributaries: Sukhaya Olkhovaya , Sukhaya - right.
The name comes from the word " alder " ( Ukrainian. Vilha ).
Geography
It originates from a source near the village of Ivanovka , on the northern slope of the Donetsk Ridge . It flows along the territory of the Donetsk Upland , along the territory of the Anthracite and Lutuginsky regions of the Lugansk region. It flows into the Lugan River, near the College of Transport Construction and tram rings of routes 4, 11, 13, of the city of Lugansk .
Settlements
- Ivanovka
- Petrovskoe
- Zakhidnoye ( Antratsyt district )
- Malonikolayevka
- Elizavetovka
- Illyria
- Usakovka
- Zakhidnoye ( Lutuginsky district )
- Novopavlovka
- Assumption
- Lutugino
- Georgievka
- Luxurious
- Lugansk
Notes
- ↑ Map sheet M-37-127 Lugansk . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the area in 1990. 1993 edition
- ↑ Olkhovka is completely controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic
- ↑ Olkhovka // Catalog of Ukraine / state: G. І. Shvets , N. І. Drozd , S.P. Levchenko ; Ed .: V. І. Moklyak . - Kyiv : View of the Academy of Sciences of the Ural Soviet Socialist Republic , 1957. - 192 p. - 3000 copies. (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Golden and capricious Lugansk river
- ↑ And there is a zhor on Olkhovka!