Besed

Coordinates: 52°37′30″N 31°08′24″E / 52.6251°N 31.1399°E / 52.6251; 31.1399
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Besed
Location
CountryBelarus, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationYershichsky District, Russia
 • coordinates53°40′06″N 32°37′20″E / 53.6684°N 32.6222°E / 53.6684; 32.6222
MouthSozh River
 • location
near Vietka, Belarus
 • coordinates
52°37′30″N 31°08′24″E / 52.6251°N 31.1399°E / 52.6251; 31.1399
Length261 km (162 mi)
Basin size5,600 km2 (2,200 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSozhDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea

The Besed or Biesiedź (Belarusian: Беседзь; Russian: Беседь) is a river of Belarus (Mogilev Region and Gomel Region) and Russia (Smolensk Oblast and Bryansk Oblast). It is a left-bank tributary of the Sozh River in the Dnieper basin.[1] The Besed is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Russian meteorology and hydrology. Allerton Press. 2002. p. 35. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. ^ Беседь, Great Soviet Encyclopedia