Kotorosl
Appearance
Kotorosl | |
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Native name | Которосль(Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Volga |
• coordinates | 57°36′58″N39°54′21″E/ 57.6161°N 39.9058°E |
Length | 132 km (82 mi) |
Basin size | 6,370 km2(2,460 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Volga→Caspian Sea |
TheKotorosl(Russian:Ко́торосль) is a righttributaryof theVolgainYaroslavl Oblast,Russia.The river flows fromLake NeronearRostovpastKarabikhaand enters the Volga inYaroslavl.It is 132 kilometres (82 mi) long, and has adrainage basinof 6,370 square kilometres (2,460 sq mi).[1]
In the medieval ages, the river was highly important strategically, for it connected Rostov with major waterways of Russia. The Kotorosl's main tributary is theUstye,which flows pastSemibratovotoBorisogleb.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^«Река Которосль (Которость, Котороть, Векса)»,Russian State Water Registry