Shkotovka
Appearance
Shkotovka River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | South Sikhote-Alin |
• elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Ussuri Bay |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
Basin size | 714 km2 (276 sq mi) |
The Shkotovka River (Template:Lang-ru) is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia.
It is 59 kilometers (37 mi) long, with the drainage basin area of 714 square kilometers (276 sq mi). It rises in the south of the Sikhote-Alin range (Bolshoy Vorobey Range) and flows into the Ussuri Bay of the Sea of Japan near the urban-type settlement of Shkotovo.
It was named after Nikolay Shkot in 1972. The former name of river was Kimukhe (Qimu River).
The localities of Shkotovo, Novorossiya, Tsentralnoye, and Novaya Moskva stand on the river's bank.
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