Vovcha (Donets)
Appearance
Vovcha | |
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Native name | Вовча (Ukrainian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia, Ukraine |
Region | Belgorod Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near Volchya Alexandrovka |
• coordinates | 50°31′3″N 37°37′8″E / 50.51750°N 37.61889°E |
Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 50°17′11″N 36°51′18″E / 50.28639°N 36.85500°E |
Length | 88 km (55 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
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Vovcha (Ukrainian: Вовча, Russian: Волчья) is an 88 km (55 mi) long left tributary of the Donets in the Belgorod Oblast of Russia and Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine.
Its source is in Belgorod Oblast, near the Russian-Ukrainian border, near the village of Volchya Alexandrovka.[2] It flows in a predominantly westerly direction. The confluence with the Donets is near the city of Vovchansk.
References
- ^ a b "Body of water in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Гидрографический справочник по бассейнам рек СССР, Объединённое научно-техническое издательство, Москва-Ленинград, 1936