The Kokshenga (russian: Кокшеньга, Кокшенга) is a
river
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in
Tarnogsky District of
Vologda Oblast
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and
Ustyansky and
Velsky Districts of
Arkhangelsk Oblast
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in
Russia
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. It is a
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tributary
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of the
Ustya and thus belongs to the
Northern Dvina river basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . Its main tributaries are the
Pechenga (
right
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) and
Uftyuga (left).
The Kokshenga begins from the confluence of the
Ileza (right) and the
Kortyuga (left) close to the village of Ivanovskaya of Tarnogsky District. The river flows west, accepts a major tributary, the Pechenga River, from the north, and turns south-west. In the
rural locality (''
selo'') of
Tarnogsky Gorodok
Tarnogsky Gorodok (russian: Та́рногский Городо́к) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Tarnogsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kokshenga River, at its conflue ...
, the district center of Tarnogsky District, it accepts the
Tarnoga from the left, and sharply turns north-west. Several kilometers downstream of Tarnogsky Gorodok it accepts the Uftyuga River from the left. Downstream of Tarnogsky Gorodok, the valley of the Kokshenga is heavily populated. The river enters the Arkhangelsk Oblast, crosses the corner of the Ustyansky District, and enters the Velsky District. It then crosses the railway line connecting
Konosha
Konosha (russian: Коноша) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Konoshsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Konosha River, south of Arkhangelsk. It also serves as the administr ...
and
Kotlas
Kotlas (russian: Ко́тлас) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Population:
Kotlas is the third largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of population (after Ar ...
close to
Kokshenga railway station. The last portion of the Kokshenga valley, downstream of the village of the village of Uzhmino, is not populated. The mouth of Kokshenga is upstream from the mouth of the Ustya, close to the village of Mikhalyovskaya.
References
External links
*{{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=160572, script-title=ru:Река Кокшеньга, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=7 June 2011
Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Rivers of Vologda Oblast