The Kubena (russian: Кубена) is a river in Konoshsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vozhegodsky, Syamzhensky, Kharovsky, Sokolsky, and Ust-Kubinsky Districts of

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. It is long, and the area of its basin . The Kubena is the principal tributary of

Lake Kubenskoye Lake Kubenskoye (russian: Кубенское озеро) is a large and shallow lake in Vologda Oblast of Russia, situated at the height of 110.1 metres above mean sea level, stretching for 54 km from north-west to south-east. The lake area ...

and belongs to the basins of the Sukhona and the

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. Its main tributaries are the Syamzhena (left) and the

Sit Sit commonly refers to sitting. Sit, SIT or Sitting may also refer to: Places * Sit (island), Croatia * Sit, Bashagard, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit, Gafr and Parmon, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Sit, Minab, a villa ...

(right). The town of Kharovsk is situated on the left bank of the river. The '' selo'' of

Ustye, Ust-Kubinsky District, Vologda Oblast Ustye (russian: У́стье), also known as Ustye-Kubenskoye (), is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Ust-Kubinsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Kubena River close to its conflue ...

, and administrative center of Ust-Kubinsky District, is located in the mouth of the Kubena. The river basin of the Kubena comprises vast areas in the center of Vologda Oblast and in the south of Arkhangelsk oblast and separates the river basins of the Onega in the west and the

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in the east. Four district centers of Vologda Oblast,

Syamzha Syamzha (russian: Ся́мжа) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Syamzhensky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Syamzhena River, a tributary of the Kubena River. It also serves as t ...

, Kharovsk, and Ustye, are located in the basin of the Kubena. The source of the Kubena is located in the hills south of the settlement of

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 ...

. The river flows south, enters Vologda Oblast, turns northeast and crosses Vozhegodsky District, turning south, and eventually southwest. It accepts the Syamzhena from the left and turns west. Downstream of the town of Kharovsk the Kubena accepts the Sit from the right and eventually turns southwest. Exiting Kharovsky District, a stretch of the Kubena forms the border between Ust-Kubinsky District (right) and Sokolsky District (left). Further the Kubena enters Ust-Kubinsky district and empties into Lake Kubenskoye, forming a

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. The lowest stretch of the Kubena of the length of is listed in State Water Register of Russia as navigable, however, there is no passenger navigation.

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*{{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=158114, script-title=ru:Река Кубена (Кубина), publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=20 October 2011 Rivers of Vologda Oblast Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast