Mekhrenga River
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The Mekhrenga is a river in Plesetsky and Kholmogorsky Districts and in the town of Mirny
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
in Russia
. It is a left tributary
of the Yemtsa River. It is 231 kilometres (143.5 mi) long, and the area of its basin 5080 square kilometres (1,961.4 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Mekhrenga are the Shorda (left), the Myagdoma (right), and the Puksa (left).
The Mekhrenga is the biggest tributary of the Yemtsa, and is actually longer than the Yemtsa. Its river basin covers the northern part of the Nyandomsky District
, the south-eastern part of the Plesetsky District, and the southern part of the Kholmogorsky District.
The source of the Mekhrenga is in the south of the Plesetsky District, close to the border with the Nyandomsly District, several kilometers to the west of the village of Saltozero. It flows east, passes two lakes (Lake Ora and Lake Chyolmus) and then turns north. Downstream from the lakes, the valley of the Mekhrenga is populated, except for the stretch of the river within the town limits of Mirny. The mouth of the Mekhrenga is located in the village of Ust-Mekhrenga.
Mirny, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Mirny is a closed town in the west of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, serving the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance, while municipally, it is incorporated as Mirny Urban Okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
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...
. It is 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 Yemtsa River. It is 231 kilometres (143.5 mi) long, and the area of its basin 5080 square kilometres (1,961.4 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Mekhrenga are the Shorda (left), the Myagdoma (right), and the Puksa (left).
The Mekhrenga is the biggest tributary of the Yemtsa, and is actually longer than the Yemtsa. Its river basin covers the northern part of the Nyandomsky District
Nyandomsky District
Nyandomsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Nyandomsky Municipal District...
, the south-eastern part of the Plesetsky District, and the southern part of the Kholmogorsky District.
The source of the Mekhrenga is in the south of the Plesetsky District, close to the border with the Nyandomsly District, several kilometers to the west of the village of Saltozero. It flows east, passes two lakes (Lake Ora and Lake Chyolmus) and then turns north. Downstream from the lakes, the valley of the Mekhrenga is populated, except for the stretch of the river within the town limits of Mirny. The mouth of the Mekhrenga is located in the village of Ust-Mekhrenga.