Plyussa River

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Plyussa

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The Plyussa in the town of Slantsy.
Country Russia
Physical characteristics
Main source Lake Zapluysskoye
64 m (210 ft)
58°24′57.1″N29°42′17.9″E / 58.415861°N 29.704972°E / 58.415861; 29.704972
River mouth Narva River at Narva Reservoir
59°14′58″N28°9′15″E / 59.24944°N 28.15417°E / 59.24944; 28.15417 Coordinates: 59°14′58″N28°9′15″E / 59.24944°N 28.15417°E / 59.24944; 28.15417
Length 281 kilometres (175 mi) [1]
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s) [1] (near Slantsy)
Basin features
Basin size 6,550 km2 (2,530 sq mi) [1]
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Omuga, Kureya, Chernaya, Lyuta
  • Right:
    Paguba, Verduga, Yanya, Ruya

The Plyussa (Russian : Плюсса) is a river in Plyussky and Gdovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast and in Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Narva River. It is 281 kilometres (175 mi) long, and the area of its basin 6,550 square kilometres (2,530 sq mi). The urban-type settlement of Plyussa and the town of Slantsy are located on the banks of the Plyussa.

Russian language East Slavic language

Russian is an East Slavic language, which is official in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely used throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It was the de facto language of the Soviet Union until its dissolution on 25 December 1991. Although nearly three decades have passed since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russian is used in official capacity or in public life in all the post-Soviet nation-states, as well as in Israel and Mongolia.

Plyussky District District in Pskov Oblast, Russia

Plyussky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the north, Luzhsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the northeast, Shimsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the east, Strugo-Krasnensky District in the south, and with Gdovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,767 square kilometers (1,068 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Plyussa. Population: 9,187 (2010 Census); 11,610 ; 13,988 (1989 Census). The population of Plyussa accounts for 37.6% of the district's total population.

Gdovsky District District in Pskov Oblast, Russia

Gdovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the north, Plyussky District in the east, Strugo-Krasnensky District in the southeast, and with Pskovsky District in the south. Lake Peipus forms the border with Estonia in the west. The area of the district is 3,400 square kilometers (1,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Gdov. Population: 12,792 (2010 Census); 17,715 ; 19,842 (1989 Census). The population of Gdov accounts for 34.2% of the district's total population.

The source of the Plyussa is in Lake Zapluysskoye in the eastern part of Plyussky District. The river flows south and turns northwest. In Gdovsky District, it gradually turns north and enters Leningrad Oblast. Below the town of Slantsy, the natural course of the Plyussa is made a water reservoir, a bay of the Narva Reservoir. The mouth of the Plyussa is in the southern bay of the Narva Reservoir. [2]

Narva Reservoir is a reservoir by Narva River, shared by Russia and Estonia.

The river gave its name to the Treaty of Plussa, concluded at its banks. The treaty ended the Livonian War between Sweden and Russia in 1583.

The Treaty or Truce of Plussa, Pljussa, Plyussa or Narva and Plusa was a truce between Russia and Sweden, which ended the Livonian War (1558-1583). The truce was signed on 10 August 1583 at the Plyussa River north of the city of Pskov. The truce was set to expire in 1586, but was extended in 1585-1586.

Livonian War 16th century war in Eastern Europe

The Livonian War (1558–1583) was fought for control of Old Livonia, when the Tsardom of Russia faced a varying coalition of Denmark–Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Union of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland.

Until the 1990s, the river was used for timber rafting. [1]

Timber rafting log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a flatter river

Timber rafting is a log transportation method in which logs are tied together into rafts and drifted or pulled across a water body or down a river. It is arguably the second cheapest method of transportation of timber, next after log driving. Both methods may be referred to as timber floating.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Плюсса (река). Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  2. Река Плюсса (in Russian). Плюсский край. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

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