Sozh

Sozh

Infobox River | river_name = Sozh


caption = Sozh in Gomel, Belarus
origin = Russia
mouth = Dnieper
basin_countries = Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
length = 648 km (403 mi)
elevation =
discharge = In Gomel: 207 m³/s (7,310 ft³/s)
watershed = 42,100 km² (16,255 mi²)

Sozh ( _be. Сож, IPA2|sɔʐ; _ru. Сож) is a river in Belarus and Russia, a left tributary of the Dnieper river. It is 648 km in length. Sozh flows through Gomel, second largest city in Belarus. The river is crossed by the Sozh Floating Bridge at Korma and an elegant steel arch at Gomel, which is featured on a national stamp. [http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/belarus/2002/by464-6.html]

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