Olshanka ( Ukrainian: Vіlshanka ) is the left tributary of the Psel River flowing through the Lebedinsky District and the Lebedinsky City Council of the Sumy Region of Ukraine.
| Olshanka | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Vilshanka | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 34 km |
| Pool | 186 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Kurilovka village |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Psel |
| • Location | Barabashovka village |
| • Coordinates | |
| River slope | 1.1 m / km |
| Location | |
| Water system | Psel → Dnipro → Black Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Sumy region |
| Areas | Lebedinsky District , Lebedinsky City Council |
 - source  - mouth | |
Content
Geography
Length - 34 km. The catchment area is 186 km². The river bed in the lower reaches (estuary section) is located at an altitude of 110.2 m above sea level, in the middle reaches (Ryabushki village) - 122.3 m. It is used for technical water supply.
The river flows from east to northwest. The river originates east of the village of Kurilovka ( Lebedinsky district ). It flows into the Psel river north of the village of Barabashovka ( Lebedinsky district ).
The valley is trapezoidal, up to 3 km wide and 40 m deep. The floodplain is up to 300 m wide. The bed is underdeveloped, up to 5 m wide. In the middle course, the channel is straightened (canalized). Two large ponds were created on the river (between Lebedin and Ryabushki). Throughout the entire length of the river, the floodplain is fenced with reed and meadow vegetation.
There are no large tributaries.
Settlements
Settlements on the river from source to mouth:
- Lebedinsky district: Kurilovka , Olshanka , Ryabushki ;
- Lebedinsky City Council: Aleksenkovo , the city of Lebedin .
Notes
Sources
- Olshanka // 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)
- Geographic encyclopedia of Ukraine : 3 tons / Editorial: A.M. Marynich et al. - K .: Ukrainian Radyansk encyclopedia, 1989-1993. - ISBN 5-88500-015-8 . (Ukrainian)
- Map sheet M-36-57 Swan . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain for 1984. 1985 edition
- Map sheet M-36-57 Swan . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain for 1984. 1985 edition