- Inhulets River
Infobox River
river_name = Inhulets, Інгулець
caption =
origin =Kirovohrad Oblast ,Ukraine
mouth =Dnieper River
basin_countries =Ukraine
length = 549 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 14,870 km²The Inhulets ( _uk. Інгулець) is a river, a right tributary of theDnieper River , which flows throughUkraine . It has a length of 549 km and a drainage basin of 14,870 km².The Inhulets river takes its source in the Dnieper highlands in the proximaty of the city of
Kirovohrad in the Ukrainian province of Kirovohrad, about 30 km away from the Dnieper river itself, with which it flows parallel to. The Inhulets then turns south, where it flows through the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, andMykolaiv Oblast s, before finally flowing approx. 30 km east of the city ofKherson into the Dnieper.While flowing near the city of
Kryvyi Rih , the river is has created many small islands, which have a rich vegetation. However, the vegetation is impaired by the high level of contamination of the river, due to the nearby mining industry.Important tributaries of the Inhulets river are the
Saksahan River and theVysun River . Cities and town located on the river include:Kryvyi Rih , Inhulets, andSnihurivka .
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