Vorsklytsia

The Vorsklytsia or Vorsklitsa (Russian: Ворсклица; Ukrainian: Ворсклиця) is a river in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is a right tributary of the Vorskla.

Vorsklytsia
Native name
Location
CountryRussia, Ukraine
RegionRussia: Belgorod Oblast
Ukraine: Sumy Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCentral Russian Upland near Proletarsky, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
  coordinates50°46′26″N 35°46′52″E
MouthVorskla
  location
Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
  coordinates
50°22′39″N 35°06′54″E
Length101 km (63 mi)[1]
Basin size1,480 km2 (570 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea

The valley of Vorsklytsia is trapezoidal with a width of 4–5 km (2.5–3.1 mi) and the river runs in great meanders. The floodplains are swampy, especially in the lower reaches, the right bank is often quite steep, the left bank rather low. The gradient of Vorsklytsia is 0.77 m/km. The river freezes in early December and remains frozen until mid-March.[1][2]

References

  1. Географічна енциклопедія України : у 3 т. / редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К. : «Українська радянська енциклопедія» ім. М. П. Бажана, 1989
  2. Worsklica // Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich. — Warszawa : Filip Sulimierski i Władysław Walewski, 1895. — T. XIV : Worowo — Żyżyn.
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