Sheksna
Sheksna is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 59.71°, 38.37°
About Sheksna
The Sheksna (Russian: Шексна́) is a river in the Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga. It is 139 kilometres (86 mi) long, and the area of its basin 19,000 square kilometres (7,300 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Sheksna are the Sizma (left) and the Kovzha (right).
According to Max Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, the origin of the river's name is unclear, but it may originate from a Finnic language meaning "a woodpecker" or more specifically "a spotted woodpecker".
The urban-type settlement of Sheksna and Sheksninsky District are named after the river.
The source of the Sheksna is in the southeastern end of Lake Beloye. The river flows south and subsequently turns east. It joins the northern part of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga near the city of Cherepovets. Cherepovets, as well as the urban-type settlement of Sheksna, are located on the Sheksna.
Most of the present course of the river was accommodated as the Sheksna Reservoir, with the dam constructed in Sheksna.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sheksna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sheksna: Key Facts
| Length | 139 km |
|---|---|
| Average discharge | 172 m³/s |
| Drainage basin | 19,000 km² |
| Source | Beloye Lake |
| Mouth | Volga |
| Drainage system | Volga Basin |
| Tributaries | Inopash, Kovzha, Pishkovka, Ugla, Yagorba, Bolshoy Yug, Sudebka, Churovka |
Facts from Wikidata Q1147118 (CC0).
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Water Bodies in the Catchment
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Sheksna: Quick Answers
- Where is Sheksna?
- Sheksna is located in Russia, at 59.7070° N, 38.3744° E.
- Are there dams on the Sheksna?
- No dam on the Sheksna is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.