Inhul
| Inhul, Інгул | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kirovohrad Oblast |
| • elevation | 170 m |
| Mouth | Southern Bug |
• coordinates | 46°59′12″N31°59′08″E/ 46.9866°N 31.9855°E |
| Length | 354 km (220 mi)[1][2][3] |
| Basin size | 9,890 km2(3,820 sq mi)[1][2][3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Novohorozhene,Bashtanka Raion[1] |
| • average | 8.84 m3/s (312 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Southern Bug→Dnieper–Bug estuary→Black Sea |
TheInhul(Ukrainian:Інгул) is aleft tributaryof theSouthern Bug(Boh)[2][3]and is the14th longest river of Ukraine.It flows through the Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions.[3]
It starts near the village of Rodnykivka,Oleksandriia RaioninKirovohrad Oblast(Central Ukraine), flowing south towards the Southern Bug atMykolaiv,which is 65 km (40 mi) north (up river) from where the Southern Bug empties into theBlack Sea.The Inhul River is 354 km (220 mi) long.[2][4][1][5]
The river valley is mostlytrapezium-like with a width of up to 4 km and a depth of up to 60 meters.[3]At the upper stream it has a narrow winding channel that cuts through theDnieper Upland,[5]and its rocky banks show granite andgneiss;at the middle and lower stream after entering theBlack Sea Lowland,[5]it widens up to 30 meters and over.[3]The river freezes over in December and thaws sometime in March.[5]
Among major cities on the river areKropyvnytskyi[5]andMykolaiv.
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References[edit]
- ^abcde"Ингул"(in Russian). Большая Советская Энциклопедия.Retrieved2019-04-29.
- ^abcdIzsák Tibor (2007).Ukrajna természeti földrajza(pdf)(in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. p. 95.Retrieved2019-04-29.
- ^abcdefKhilchevsky, V.Inhul (ІНГУ́Л).Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. 2011
- ^"NÉVJEGYZÉK-SZÓTÁR az UKRAJNA TERMÉSZETI FÖLDRAJZA tantárgyhoz"(PDF)(in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. Archived fromthe original(pdf)on 2019-04-04.Retrieved2019-04-29.
- ^abcde"Inhul River".Encyclopedia of Ukraine.Retrieved2019-04-29.
External links[edit]
- Sukhenko, O., Domaranskyi, A.Inhul. Majestic and terrible (Інгул. Величний і жахливий).The Ukrainian Week.31 May 2017. (collection of photos)
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