Sukhona
The Sukhona (Russian: Су́хона) is a river in the European part of Russia, a tributary of the Northern Dvina. The course of the Sukhona lies in Ust-Kubinsky, Sokolsky, Mezhdurechensky, Totemsky, Tarnogsky, Nyuksensky, and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is 558 kilometres (347 mi) long, and the area of its basin 50,300 square kilometres (19,400 sq mi). The Sukhona joins the Yug near the town of Veliky Ustyug, forming the Northern Dvina, one of the biggest rivers of European Russia.
| Sukhona Russian: Сухона | |
|---|---|
The Sukhona in the locality of Opoki | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Northern Dvina |
• coordinates | 60°43′58″N 46°19′41″E |
| Length | 558 km (347 mi) |
| Basin size | 50,300 square kilometres (19,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 456 cubic metres per second (16,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Northern Dvina→ White Sea |
The biggest tributaries of the Sukhona are the Vologda (right), the Lezha (right), the Pelshma (left), the Dvinitsa (left), the Tolshma (right), the Tsaryova (left), the Uftyuga (left), and the Gorodishna (right).
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