Kolp River

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Coordinates: 59°19′48″N36°49′46″E / 59.33000°N 36.82944°E / 59.33000; 36.82944

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Kolp River
Country Russia
Physical characteristics
River mouth Suda River
Length 254 km (158 mi) [1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    25.2 cubic metres per second (890 cu ft/s) [1]
Basin features
Basin size 3,730 km2 (1,440 sq mi) [1]
Map of the Rybinsk Reservoir basin. The Kolp is shown on the map. Rybinsk vdhr eng.svg
Map of the Rybinsk Reservoir basin. The Kolp is shown on the map.

The Kolp (Russian : Колпь) is a river in Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast and in Babayevsky and Kaduysky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Suda River and belongs to the river basin of the Volga. It is 254 kilometres (158 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 3,730 square kilometres (1,440 sq mi) and an average discharge of 25.2 cubic metres per second (890 cu ft/s) measured 30 kilometres (19 mi) upstream from its mouth. Its main tributaries are the Vesyarka and the Krupen. The town of Babayevo is located by the Kolp.

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Boksitogorsky District District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Boksitogorsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the seventeen in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Tikhvinsky District in the north and west, Babayevsky District of Vologda Oblast in the east, Chagodoshchensky District of Vologda Oblast in the southeast, Khvoyninsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the south, and with Lyubytinsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest. The area of the district is 7,200 square kilometers (2,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Boksitogorsk. Population : 15,695 (2010 Census); 17,698 ; 49,452 (1989 Census).

Leningrad Oblast First-level administrative division of Russia

Leningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1946 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position. The oblast was named after the city of Leningrad. Unlike the city, the oblast retains the name of Leningrad.

The source of the Kolp is located in the northeast of Boksitogorsky District, close to the border with Vologda Oblast. The river flows southeast and enters Vologda Oblast. At the village of Pleso it turns southwest, reenters Leningrad Oblast, accepts the Krupen from the right, turns south and eventually southeast and reenters Vologda Oblast. Downstream from the village of Zapolye the Kolp turns northeast and enters Kaduysky District. The mouth of the Kolp is downstream of the village of Nizhniye.

The drainage basin of the Kolp comprises the northwestern part of Boksitogorsky District, the southern part of Babayevsky District, as well as some areas in kaduysky District.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Колпь. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.