Vel is a river in the Arkhangelsk region , the left tributary of the Vaga river (the Northern Dvina basin ).
| Vel | |
|---|---|
 The bridge over the river Vel near the city of Velsk | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 223 km |
| Pool | 5390 km² |
| Water consumption | 44.46 m³ / s (32 km from the mouth) |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Konosha Upland |
| • Height | > 197 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Waga |
| • Location | Velsk |
| • Height | <66 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Vaga → Northern Dvina → White Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Arkhangelsk region |
| Areas | Konosha district , Velsky district |
| HWR code | |
Content
Hydrology
Length - 223 km, basin area - 5390 km², average annual water discharge 47.7 m³ / s (village Balamutovskaya).
Geography
Vel originates from marshes in the western part of the Konosha Upland south of the village of Konosha . In the upper reaches it flows in a weakly expressed valley, lower in a wide valley, where the river winds heavily, the valley narrows to the lower reaches. The main direction of the current is east. In the upper reaches of the coast, they are wooded and boggy, in the lower reaches more populated. Previously, the river was rafting.
At the mouth of the Shonosha are the village of Ust-Shonosha and the village of Ust-Shonosha , at the mouth of the Yeluga - the village of Khozmino , at the confluence of the river Vel into Vagu, the city of Velsk is located.
Etymology
In the Komi language, “vel” is “pretty, decent” [3] . Swedish researcher G. Johansson offers a translation from Sanskrit - “border, limit, river bank” [4] .
Water registry data
According to the state water registry of Russia and the geographic information system of water management zoning of the territory of the Russian Federation, prepared by the Federal Agency for Water Resources [5]
- Basin District - Dvinsko-Pechora
- River basin - Northern Dvina
- River sub-basin - Northern Dvina below the confluence of Vychegda and Small Northern Dvina
- Water site - Vaga
Tributaries (km from the mouth)
The largest tributaries are Podyuga , Shonosha , Yeluga (left), Sinega , Votchitsa (right).
- 10 km: Sinega River (Sinyuga)
- 14 km: Shichenga river
- 25 km: Malaya river
- 26 km: river Shadrenga (Shadringa)
- 27 km: Istyma river
- 49.6 km: Yeluga River
- 50 km: Black River
- 51 km: Salzhenga river (Salzenga, Mezenga)
- 67 km: Sonosha River
- 68 km: Malaya river
- 68 km: Shadrenga river
- 78 km: Podiuga river
- 89 km: Romanga River
- 123 km: Tsipina River
- 131 km: Khvoykina river
- 137 km: Shenchuga river
- 140 km: Sivzenga river
- 145 km: Tavrenga river
- 147 km: Votchitsa River (Votchava)
- 156 km: Kiyuga River
- 175 km: river Pezhimka
- 196 km: Noreshka river
- 198 km: untitled river
Notes
- ↑ Surface Water Resources of the USSR: Hydrological Understanding. T. 3. The Northern Territory / ed. N.M. - L .: Gidrometeoizdat, 1965 .-- 612 p.
- ↑ Stats on Arcticnet
- ↑ [Yarensk] Toponymy of the Yarengi River
- ↑ The origin of the names of rivers and lakes, cities and villages. [Archive] - Fishing in Belarus - Forum of the Big Fishing Internet Club (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment February 25, 2010. Archived February 19, 2010.
- ↑ State Water Register . Vel . textual.ru . Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia (March 29, 2009). Date of treatment December 20, 2018. Archived March 29, 2009.
Links
- Vel (river in the Arkhangelsk region) // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 tons] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.