Uksunyoki (past name Finnish. Uuksunjoki ), in the upper reaches of Kuikkayoki is a river in Russia , flows through the territory of the Suoyarv and Pitkäranta regions of Karelia , flows into Lake Ladoga .
| Uksunyoki in the upper reaches of Kuikkajoki | |
|---|---|
| fin. Uuksunjoki | |
 Raikonkoski Bridge | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 121 km |
| Swimming pool | 1,080 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | Kuikkajarvii |
| • Height | 177.2 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Ladoga lake |
| • Location | Uksunlahti Bay near the village of Uuksu |
| • Height | 5.1 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| River slope | about 2 m / km |
| Location | |
| Water system | Lake Ladoga → Neva → Gulf of Finland → Baltic Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Republic of Karelia |
| Areas | Suojärvi District , Pitkäranta District |
| HWR code | |
Content
- 1 General
- 2 Geography and hydrology
- 3 Tourist value
- 4 Water registry data
- 5 notes
- 6 References
General information
The length of the river is 121 km, the catchment area is 1080 km² [2] . The width of the river is from 10 to 50 meters. Overgrowth of the catchment area is 88%, swampiness is 6%, and lake content is 5%. The average slope is 1.43 m / km, the average flow modulus is 12.4 l / (s × km²) [3] .
Geography and Hydrology
The river crosses on its way: the Sortavala - Suoyarvi railway, the Petrozavodsk-Sortavala railway and the Pitkäranta - Uuksu - Lodeynoye Pole railway.
The sources of the river are located 30 km north, northwest of Raikonkoski . The river originates from Lake Kuikkayarvii at an altitude of 177.2 m. In this section, the river is called Kuikkayoki , downstream it flows through a cascade of lakes: Porajärvi, Kierijärvi, Teronvaranjärvi, and changes its name to Uksunjoki , flowing through Lake Haukilampi and several small nameless lakes, takes the left-bank tributary - Haukoyu, then flows through Lake Uksunjärvi, below it takes another left-bank tributary - Muannonioki.
Downstream it flows through Lake Värätsu, the village of Raikonkoski and lakes Sirkoynjärvi, Salmenjärvi, Uksujärvi. The left-bank tributary of the same name flows into Uksunjärvi - Uksunyoki . Then it flows through lakes Pakhkapokhjarvi, Polviyarvi, takes the right-bank tributary - Womasoya and left-bank - Pensanyoki, Hakoya, Mustajoki , Hepooya. It flows into the Uksunlahti Bay of Lake Ladoga in the village of Uuksu .
Main tributaries: Pensanyoki , Urmanjoki , Kaartajoki , Mustajoki , Womasoya . Uksunyoki flows through a sparsely populated area, on the way there are only two villages: Raikonkoski and Uuksu .
Tourist value
In the guidebooks, incorrect information is often given that until 1940 the Soviet-Finnish border passed along Uksunyoki. In fact, the border was east [4] . But on the right bank the remains of fortifications are really visible: trenches, bunkers, barbed wire [5] .
The river is rapids and popular with water-tourists. The main obstacles of the river are located in the lower reaches (Pink Elephant (Lapa), Mill, Canyon, Khramina, hydroelectric power station). On the threshold of Khramin, the remains of a dismantled hydroelectric station are visible. The threshold of the hydroelectric power station (Fifth Padon) also represents the remains of hydraulic structures, but unlike Khramina, it is not interesting for rafters due to clutter with construction debris, except for periods of abnormally high water levels in flood conditions.
River in the area of the P21 highway, 1998
view of the river in Raikonkoski
Water registry data
According to the state water register of Russia, it belongs to the Baltic Basin District , the water sector of the river is Water bodies of the Ladoga Lake basin without the Volkhov , Svir and Syas rivers, the Neva river sub-basin and the Ladoga Lake basin (without the Svir and Volkhov sub-basin, the Russian part of the basins) . Refers to the river basin of the Neva River (including the river basins of Onega and Lake Ladoga ) [2] .
According to the geographic information system of water management zoning of the territory of the Russian Federation, prepared by the Federal Agency for Water Resources [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 2. Karelia and the North-West / ed. E.N. Tarakanova. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1965 .-- 700 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 State Water Register . Uksun-yoki (Uuksun-yoki, Kuykka-yoki, Uksun) . textual.ru . Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia (March 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.
- ↑ Karelia: encyclopedia: in 3 volumes / chap. ed. A.F. Titov. T. 3: P - Ya. - Petrozavodsk: Publishing House PetroPress, 2011. S. 195-384 pp., Ill., Maps. ISBN 978-5-8430-0127-8 (vol. 3)
- ↑ See map with border tracing . www.aroundspb.ru . Date of treatment January 11, 2019. As of 1939.
- ↑ See the article by A. Gribakin and N. Kirsanov “Soviet-Finnish War: a chronicle of events” . www.aroundspb.ru . Date of treatment January 11, 2019 : “ the Finns had a four-lane fortified line from the Uksunyoki River to Lake Janisärvi ”
Links
- Lotsiya Uksunyoki River . explorekarelia.ru . Date of treatment January 11, 2019.
- Uksunyoki photo / video report on rafting in May 2012 . vesloiparus.ru . Date of treatment January 11, 2019.
- Uksunyoki on the map . www.afanas.ru . Date of treatment January 11, 2019.