Uftyuga River (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
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The Uftyuga is a river in Krasnoborsky District
of Arkhangelsk Oblast
in Russia
. It is a right tributary
of the Northern Dvina River. The river is 236 kilometres (146.6 mi) long. The area of its basin is 6300 square kilometres (2,432.4 sq mi). The Uftyuga River freezes in mid-October to early November and stays under the ice until mid-April to early May. Its main tributary is the Lakhoma (right).
The source of the Uftyuga River is on the border between Krasnoborsky and Lensky Districts
. The river flows south-west. The biggest settlements on the river are Kulikovo, Verkhnyaya Uftyuga, and Beryozonavolok. At its mouth, the Uftyuga flows into the Peschany Poloy, a branch of the Northern Dvina to the east of its main course. The Peschany Poloy then joins the Northern Dvina nearly opposite Krasnoborsk
(which is on the left bank).
72 kilometres (44.7 mi) of the river's lower course, from Kulikovo downstream, is listed in the State Water Register of Russia as navigable.
Krasnoborsky District
Krasnoborsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District...
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 Northern Dvina River. The river is 236 kilometres (146.6 mi) long. The area of its basin is 6300 square kilometres (2,432.4 sq mi). The Uftyuga River freezes in mid-October to early November and stays under the ice until mid-April to early May. Its main tributary is the Lakhoma (right).
The source of the Uftyuga River is on the border between Krasnoborsky and Lensky Districts
Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Lensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District...
. The river flows south-west. The biggest settlements on the river are Kulikovo, Verkhnyaya Uftyuga, and Beryozonavolok. At its mouth, the Uftyuga flows into the Peschany Poloy, a branch of the Northern Dvina to the east of its main course. The Peschany Poloy then joins the Northern Dvina nearly opposite Krasnoborsk
Krasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Krasnoborsk is a rural locality and the administrative center of Krasnoborsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River. It also serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is...
(which is on the left bank).
72 kilometres (44.7 mi) of the river's lower course, from Kulikovo downstream, is listed in the State Water Register of Russia as navigable.