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Kotorosl

Coordinates:57°36′58″N39°54′21″E/ 57.6161°N 39.9058°E/57.6161; 39.9058
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Kotorosl
Kotorosl River in Yaroslavl
Native nameКоторосль(Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthVolga
• coordinates
57°36′58″N39°54′21″E/ 57.6161°N 39.9058°E/57.6161; 39.9058
Length132 km (82 mi)
Basin size6,370 km2(2,460 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionVolgaCaspian 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]

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