Mosha River
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The Mosha is a river in Plesetsky and Nyandomsky District
s of Arkhangelsk Oblast
in Russia
. It is a right tributary
of the Onega River
. It is 131 kilometres (81.4 mi) long, and the area of its basin 8450 square kilometres (3,262.6 sq mi). The main tributaries of the Mosha are Iksa River (left), Lim River (right), Lepsha River (right), and Lelma River (left). As a matter of fact, the longest tributary of the Mosha, the Lepsha, is longer than the Mosha itself.
The river basin of the Mosha includes almost all of Nyandomsky District and some areas in Plesetsky, Velsky
, Konoshsky, and Shenkursky District
s. For a river of this length, the watershed area is rather big.
The source of the Mosha is Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye in Nyandomsky District. The Mosha is however only the final part of a longer waterway: Voyezerka River which empties into Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye has its source in Lake Spasskoye, another major lake in the area, and the right tributary of the Voyezerka, Kanaksha River has the length of 98 kilometres (60.9 mi).
Starting from Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye, the Mosha flows north-west and very soon accepts the Iksa from the left and the Lim from the right. Downstream, it also accepts the Shozhma
from the left and the Nimenga from the right. The Mosha crosses the railway line between Konosha and Arkhangelsk at the station of Shalakusha and behind the station accepts the Lepsha from the right. Then it crosses into Plesetsky District and accepts the Lelma from the left. Close to the mouth, on the right bank of the Mosha there is a big selo of Fedovo. The mouth of the mosha is across the village of Boyarskaya.
The upper stretch of the river, close to the Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye, is populated. The lowest village at this stretch is Malaya Orma. There are no villages between Malaya Orma and Shalakusha, and equally no villages between Shalakusha and Prokhnovo, upstream from Fedovo. There are villages located at some of the tributaries of the Mosha though.
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...
s 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
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. It is a right 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 Onega River
Onega River
The Onega is a river in Kargopolsky, Plesetsky, and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk, flowing in the northern direction. The discharge at the source is and at the mouth is . The river is ...
. It is 131 kilometres (81.4 mi) long, and the area of its basin 8450 square kilometres (3,262.6 sq mi). The main tributaries of the Mosha are Iksa River (left), Lim River (right), Lepsha River (right), and Lelma River (left). As a matter of fact, the longest tributary of the Mosha, the Lepsha, is longer than the Mosha itself.
The river basin of the Mosha includes almost all of Nyandomsky District and some areas in Plesetsky, Velsky
Velsky District
Velsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Velsky Municipal District...
, Konoshsky, and Shenkursky District
Shenkursky District
Shenkursky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shenkursky Municipal District...
s. For a river of this length, the watershed area is rather big.
The source of the Mosha is Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye in Nyandomsky District. The Mosha is however only the final part of a longer waterway: Voyezerka River which empties into Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye has its source in Lake Spasskoye, another major lake in the area, and the right tributary of the Voyezerka, Kanaksha River has the length of 98 kilometres (60.9 mi).
Starting from Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye, the Mosha flows north-west and very soon accepts the Iksa from the left and the Lim from the right. Downstream, it also accepts the Shozhma
Shozhma River
The Shozma is a river in Nyandomsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Mosha River. It is long.The river flows out of Lake Big Shozhma , crosses the Arkhangelsk-Moscow railway near the village of Shipakhovsky and crosses the village, then flows to the north up...
from the left and the Nimenga from the right. The Mosha crosses the railway line between Konosha and Arkhangelsk at the station of Shalakusha and behind the station accepts the Lepsha from the right. Then it crosses into Plesetsky District and accepts the Lelma from the left. Close to the mouth, on the right bank of the Mosha there is a big selo of Fedovo. The mouth of the mosha is across the village of Boyarskaya.
The upper stretch of the river, close to the Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye, is populated. The lowest village at this stretch is Malaya Orma. There are no villages between Malaya Orma and Shalakusha, and equally no villages between Shalakusha and Prokhnovo, upstream from Fedovo. There are villages located at some of the tributaries of the Mosha though.