Uzh River (Northern Ukraine)

Uzh River (Northern Ukraine)

Infobox River
river_name = Uzh, Уж



caption = The Uzh River as seen on a map.
origin = Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
mouth = Pripyat River
basin_countries = Ukraine
length = 256 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 8,080 km²
The Uzh ( _uk. Уж) is a river, a right tributary of the Pripyat, which empties into the Kiev Reservoir, in Ukraine. It takes its source in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine, and then flows briefly near the delta of the Berezina River. The Uzh then flows near the city of Chornobyl of Kiev Oblast, into the Pripyat River.

Its length is 256 km and its drainage basin is 8,080 km². The length of the river's valleys are 1-7 km long, and the length of its channels are about 5-40 km. The river takes its source form the spring thaws. It freezes over in the winter, only thawing in late March, from which it takes much of its water supply.

The city of Korosten is located on the Uzh river.


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