Pokshenga ( Pokshenga ) - a river in the Vinogradovsky and Pinezhsky districts of the Arkhangelsk region , the left tributary of the Pinega River ( Northern Dvina basin ).
| Pokeshenga | |
|---|---|
 Northern Dvina Basin | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 170 km |
| Pool | 4960 km² |
| Water consumption | 44 m³ / s (25 km from the mouth) |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Pineega |
| • Location | Kobelevo village ( Pinezhsky district, Arkhangelsk region ) |
| • Height | 30 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Pinega → Northern Dvina → White Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Arkhangelsk region |
| Areas | Vinogradovsky district , Pinezhsky district |
| HWR code | |
Content
Geography
The length of the river is 170 km, the catchment area is 4960 km² [2] .
Pokshenga begins in the very southwest of the Pinezhsky district of the Arkhangelsk region, three kilometers from the border with the Vinogradovsky region. At first, Pokshenga flows to the northwest and flows 7 km through the territory of the Vinogradovsky district. Pokshenga then turns northeast and the remainder of the path moves approximately in that direction. Pokshenga 35 km flows along the border of the Vinogradovsky district with Pinezhsky and finally flows into the territory of the Pinezhsky district. The banks of Pokshenga are quite abandoned throughout. Occasionally there are fishing huts. High water in May - June. It freezes at the end of October - November, opens at the end of April - May. The food is mixed, with a predominance of snow. Pokshenga is a floating river.
Settlements on the Pokshenga River
- Syllogue
- Zemtsovo
- Ruscover
- Big Krotovo
- Small Krotovo
- Red
- Lokhnovo
- Kobelevo
Tributaries
- Lodozero (left)
- Cosway (left)
- Nyrza (right)
- Shotogorka (right)
- Okhtoma (left)
- Pilmenga (right)
- Shilmusha (right)
Links
- Pokshenga // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
Maps
- Map sheet P-38-16-C, D - FSUE GOSGISTSENTR
- Map sheet P-38-16-A, B - FSUE GOSGISTSENTR
Notes
- ↑ Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 3. The Northern Territory / ed. N.M. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1965 .-- 612 p.
- ↑ State Water Register . Pokshenga . textual.ru . Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia (March 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.