Mashkinsky Ruchey ( Pykhanka ) is a small river in the Kurkino area of the North-Western administrative district of Moscow , the left tributary of Skhodnya [1] . The river got its name from the village of Mashkino. The hydronym Pyhanka has an anthroponymic origin [2] .
| Mashkinsky stream | |
|---|---|
 Water protection zone of Mashkinsky stream, 2015 | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 2.6 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | at the southern outskirts of Khimki cemetery |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Gangway |
| • Location | northwest of Yurovskaya street |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Skhodnya → Moscow → Oka → Volga → Caspian Sea |
| A country |
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| Region | Moscow |
| Area | Kurkino |
 - source  - mouth | |
The river is 2.6 km long [2] . The source is located at the southern edge of the Khimki cemetery . The river is formed by the confluence of two streams - Khutorsky (Cemetery) and Village. The watercourse flows south, in the area of the former village of Mashkino, turns west and flows along the Mashkinskoye highway . The mouth is located northwest of Yurovskaya Street , in the territory of the Skhodnya Valley in Kurkino Natural Park . On the left side of the river there are nameless tributaries and waters of the Kurkinskiy stream [2] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Pospelov, 2003 , p. 176.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nasimovich Yu.A. Basin of Gangway in the Northern and North-Western Districts . Rivers, lakes and ponds of Moscow . Dark Forest (2017). Date of treatment January 22, 2019.
- ↑ Valley of the Mashkinsky stream (Water protection zone of the Mashkinsky stream) . Protected Areas of Russia (2010). Date of treatment January 23, 2019.
Literature
- Ageeva R.A., Aleksandrov Yu.N., Bondaruk G.P. et al. Streets of Moscow. Old and new names. Toponymic dictionary / Pospelov E. M. - M .: Publishing Center "Science, Technology, Education", 2003. - 336 p. - ISBN 5-99000-131-2 .
Links
- Mashkinsky Creek on the 1998 Small Rivers of Moscow map on the Retromap website