The Svapa (Russian: Свапа) is a river in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a total length of 197 kilometres (122 mi) and a basin size of 4,990 square kilometres (1,930 sq mi).[1]
| Svapa Свапа | |
|---|---|
 A reservoir along the river | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Podsoborovka |
| • coordinates | 52°18′43″N 36°07′41″E / 52.31194°N 36.12806°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Seym |
• coordinates | 51°44′16″N 34°56′44″E / 51.73778°N 34.94556°E |
| Length | 197 km (122 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,990 km2 (1,930 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Svapa → Seym → Desna → Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
| River system | Dnieper Basin |
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History
editIn 1976, the Mikhailovskoye Reservoir was built on the Svapa River at the confluence with the Bely Nemyod. This reservoir is mainly used for agriculture in Kursk and Oryol Oblasts.[2]
In 2018, in an effort to protect the local flora and fauna, such as those listed in the Red Data Book, the area around the source of the Svapa River became designated as a natural monument.[3] There used to also be two other natural monuments along the river: "Pustosh-Koren" in Zheleznogorsky District[4] and "Artesian Spring" near the village of Gnan,[5] but they were both abolished in 2009.
Characteristics
editThe river begins near the village of Podsoborovka, then travels west along the border between Oryol Oblast and Kursk Oblast.[6] The river passes through the town of Dmitriev, before merging into the Seym.[7]
The floodplain of the Svapa contains many swamps, and the largest massifs are concentrated in the middle and lower regions of the river.[8] The water along the river is quite clean and transparent.[1] During the winter months from November to December, the Svapa freezes up, and usually defrosts by mid-April.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Y. A. Bugrov; M. S. Lagutych (2011). "Свапа". Естественная история. Природа (in Russian). 3. Kursk: Большая Курская энциклопедия (Great Kursk Encyclopedia): 185. ISBN 978-5-8386-0150-6. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Михайловское водохранилище". Federal Agency for Water Resources. April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Урочище Большой курган и истоки Свапы". Protected areas of Russia.
- ^ "Пустошь-Корень". Protected areas of Russia.
- ^ "Артезианский источник". Protected areas of Russia.
- ^ "Свапа" (in Russian). Малая Курская энциклопедия. 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
- ^ Свапа́ (PDF). членов СНГ. p. 326. ISBN 5-86066-017-0.
- ^ a b Prokhorov, Alexander. "Свапа". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.