Belaya Kholunitsa River
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Belaya Kholunitsa is a river
in Kirov Oblast
in Russia
, a left tributary
of the Vyatka River
. It is 160 km in length. The area of its basin
is 2,800 km².
The Belaya Kholunitsa has its sources in the Upper Kama Heights, and flows through a flat landscape. The river is frozen over from November to April. It is used for floating of timber.
The town of Belaya Kholunitsa
is situated by the river.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Vyatka River
Vyatka River
The Vyatka River is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. It is 1,314 km in length. The area of its basin is 129,000 km²....
. It is 160 km in length. The area of its basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is 2,800 km².
The Belaya Kholunitsa has its sources in the Upper Kama Heights, and flows through a flat landscape. The river is frozen over from November to April. It is used for floating of timber.
The town of Belaya Kholunitsa
Belaya Kholunitsa
Belaya Kholunitsa is a town in and the administrative center of Belokholunitsky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Belaya Kholunitsa River , northeast of Kirov. Population:...
is situated by the river.