Esman is a river in Ukraine , the right tributary of Kleveni , the Dnieper basin. It has a length of 60 km, the catchment area of 634 km². The river slope is 1.0 m / km. The valley is trough-shaped, up to 4 km wide, the Esmani floodplain is bilateral. The channel is moderately winding, up to 15 m wide.
| Esman | |
|---|---|
 Pavlovsk lake in Glukhov (Esmani reservoir) | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 60 km |
| Pool | 634 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Chervonoe , Glukhovsky district |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Kleven |
| • Coordinates | |
| River slope | 1,0 m / km |
| Location | |
| Water system | Kleven → Diet → Desna → Dnipro → Black Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Sumy region |
| Areas | Glukhovsky district , Putivl district |
 - source  - mouth | |
The source is located in a swampy forest northeast of the village of Chervonoe . The river flows through the territory of the Glukhovsky and Putivl districts of the Sumy region . Along the coast there are water protection strips. Used for irrigation and fishing. There are 4 reservoirs built on the river. The city of Glukhov is located on Esmani.
The name of the Esman River is of Iranian origin and translates as "a beautiful path."
Literature
- Esman // 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)
- Esman // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.