The Gus (russian: Гусь, lit. ''

goose A goose ( : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera ''Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and '' Branta'' (the black geese). Some other birds, mostly related to the ...

'') is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

Vladimir Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

and

Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast ( rus, Рязанская область, r=Ryazanskaya oblast, p=rʲɪˈzanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities ...

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. It is a left

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Oka Oka or OKA may refer to: Cars * Oka (automobile), a small car designed by AvtoVAZ and produced by ZMA and SeAZ * OKA 4wd, a large 4-wheel-drive vehicle made in Western Australia by OKA Military * 2B1 Oka, Soviet 420 mm self-propelled mor ...

. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .«Река ГУСЬ»
Russian State Water Registry The names of several inhabited localities locating along the river's bank are derived from the river's name ( Gus-Khrustalny, Gusevsky,

Gus-Zhelezny Gus-Zhelezny (russian: Гусь-Желе́зный, lit. ''iron goose'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kasimovsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental co ...

, Gus-Parakhino,

Gusevsky Pogost Gusevsky (masculine), Gusevskaya (feminine), or Gusevskoye (neuter) may refer to: * Gusevsky District, a district of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia *Gusevsky Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia is in ...

). According to , the literal translation of the river's name as "goose" is a

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, and the origin of the name lies in an unknown substrate language from which some other local toponyms ending with "-us" (i.e. Charus, Iberdus etc.) also derive. On the river Gus the

Gus Crystal Gus Crystal (russian: Гусевской хрустальный завод) is a Russian crystal manufacturer. The company is the oldest surviving manufacturer of Russian crystal and was founded in 1756 on the Gus River.Собств. корр. А� ...

plant is located. It is world-famous production site of original Russian crystal which gave the name to the Gus-Khrustalny city.

References

Rivers of Vladimir Oblast Rivers of Ryazan Oblast {{Russia-river-stub