Orekhovka
The Orekhovka (Russian: Ореховка, formerly Сандо-Вака Sando-Vaka)[1] is a river in Dalnerechensky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is the longest tributary of Malinovka, which it enters about 111 km from the Malnikova's confluence with the Bolshaya Ussurka.
| Orekhovka | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ореховка (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sikhote-Alin |
| Mouth | Malinovka |
• coordinates | 45°35′59″N 134°17′11″E |
| Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Malinovka→ Bolshaya Ussurka→ Ussuri→ Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
The Orekhovka drainage basin covers about 1,810 square kilometres (700 sq mi). The river is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long.[2] The usual depth of the river is 1 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft).[3]
There are two hydrologic posts on the river near the villages of Polyany and Yasnaya Polyana.
References
- Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ, Federal Service for Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, 1999, p. 287
- "Река Сандо-Вака (Сандо-Вак) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- Primpogoda.ru: Orekhovka River
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