Oster (river)
| Oster, Остер | |
|---|---|
.png) The watershed of the Oster | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Mouth | Desna |
• coordinates | 50°56′10″N 30°50′52″E / 50.936°N 30.8478°E |
| Length | 199 km (124 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,950 km2 (1,140 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3,2 m³/s[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Desna→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
The Oster (Ukrainian: Остер) is a river in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Chernihiv. The river is a left tributary of the Desna River. It is approximately 199 km long and its basin area is 2,950 km². It is connected by canals and streams with the Trubizh River, which flows southwest from Kyiv into the Dnieper River. Important towns and villages on the river include: Nizhyn, Kozelets, Roslavl and Oster.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ a b "Остёр (река в Черниговской обл.)" (in Russian). Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Остер" (in Ukrainian). Водный туризм Украины. 2002. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "NÉVJEGYZÉK-SZÓTÁR az UKRAJNA TERMÉSZETI FÖLDRAJZA tantárgyhoz" (pdf) (in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
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