Vorsklytsia

Vorsklytsia

Vorsklytsia

River in Russia, Ukraine

The Vorsklytsia or Vorsklitsa (Russian: Ворсклица; Ukrainian: Ворсклиця) is a river in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is a right tributary of the Vorskla.

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The valley of Vorsklytsia is trapezoidal with a width of 4–5 km (2.5–3.1 mi) and the river runs in great meanders. The floodplains are swampy, especially in the lower reaches, the right bank is often quite steep, the left bank rather low. The gradient of Vorsklytsia is 0.77 m/km. The river freezes in early December and remains frozen until mid-March.[1][2]

References

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    Географічна енциклопедія України : у 3 т. / редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К. : «Українська радянська енциклопедія» ім. М. П. Бажана, 1989
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    Worsklica // Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich. — Warszawa : Filip Sulimierski i Władysław Walewski, 1895. — T. XIV : Worowo — Żyżyn.
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