The Velyka Vys (Ukrainian: Велика Вись) is a river in Ukraine, a left tributary of the Syniukha, in the basin of the Southern Bug. It is 166 kilometres (103 mi) long and its basin area is 2,860 square kilometres (1,104 sq mi).[1] The Velyka Vys river finds its source near the village of Onykiieve in Novoukrainka Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast. It flows through Novomyrhorod.
| Velyka Vys | |
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 Velyka Vys near Kamianka | |
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| Native name | Велика Вись (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine |
| Mouth | |
• location | Syniukha |
• coordinates | 48°44′47″N 30°53′21″E / 48.7464°N 30.8892°E |
| Length | 166 km (103 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,860 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Syniukha→ Southern Bug→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
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References
edit- Географічна енциклопедія України: в 3-х томах / Редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К.: «Українська радянська енциклопедія» імені М. П. Бажана, 1989.