Seym (river)

The Seym or Seim (Russian: Сейм; Ukrainian: Сейм) is a west-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. Its length is 748 kilometres (465 mi) (250 km within Ukraine) and its basin area about 27,500 square kilometres (10,600 sq mi). It is the largest tributary of the Desna.[2][3][1][4]

Seym
Seym in Kursk Oblast
Native nameСейм
Location
CountryRussia, Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationRussia-Belgorod Oblast, Kursk Oblast. Ukraine-Sumy Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast.
MouthDesna
  coordinates
51°27′34″N 32°33′50″E
Length748 km (465 mi)
Basin size27,500 km2 (10,600 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average99.6 m³/s[1]
Basin features
ProgressionDesnaDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea
Tributaries 
  leftReut, Vyr
  rightTuskar, Svapa, Kleven

Places on the river are: Kursk, Kurchatov, Rylsk, Ukrainian border, Putyvl, Baturyn, junction with the Desna which continues west and south past Chernihiv to Kyiv.

References

  1. "Сейм (река)" (in Russian). Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  2. Izsák Tibor (2007). Ukrajna természeti földrajza (pdf) (in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. p. 95. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  3. "NÉVJEGYZÉK-SZÓTÁR az UKRAJNA TERMÉSZETI FÖLDRAJZA tantárgyhoz" (pdf) (in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  4. "Seim River". Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
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