The Pyoza (russian: Пёза) is a river in
Mezensky District
Mezensky District (russian: Мезе́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Mezensky Municipal District.Law ...
of
Arkhangelsk Oblast in
Russia
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. It is a right
tributary
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of the
Mezen. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributaries of the Pyoza are the
Tsema (left),
Varchushka (right), the
Chetsa (left), and the
Loftura (right).
The river basin of the Pyoza includes the eastern part of Mezensky District, as well as some areas in
Leshukonsky District,
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ''Nenjocije awtonomnoj ŋokruk'') is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of ...
, and
Ust-Tsilemsky District of the
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...
. It is sparsely populated and includes a big number of lakes, the largest of which are
Lake Varsh,
Lake Pocha, and
Lake Vyzhletskoye.
The source of the Pyoza is located on the east of Mezensky District. The Pyoza originates from the confluence of the
Rochuga and the
Bludnaya and flows west. The mouth of the Pyoza is almost opposite to the mouth of the
Kimzha, a left tributary of the Mezen.
The valley of the Pyoza is populated, with the biggest settlements being the villages of Safonovo, Moseyevo, and
Bychye. Bychye is located by a road with the selo of
Dorogorskoye, and further with
Mezen,
Leshukonskoye
Leshukonskoye (russian: Лешуконское) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Leshukonsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vashka River. It also serves as the administrati ...
, and
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near ...
. In Moseyevo and Safonovo, the air connections are the only means of transportation.
Almost the whole course of the Pyoza, downstream from the village of Safonovo, is navigable, however, there is no passenger navigation.
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*{{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=162797, script-title=ru:Река Пёза, publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=11 August 2011
Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast