Svapa
| 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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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]
History
[edit]In 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
[edit]The 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.