The Sharzhenga (russian: Шарженга, Шарженьга) is a river in
Nyuksensky,
Babushkinsky, and
Nikolsky Districts of
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast ( rus, Вологодская область, p=vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Vologodskaya oblast, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. The Oblast has a population of 1,202,444 ...
in
Russia
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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
Yug. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary is the
Andanga (right).
The river basin of the Sharzhenga comprises the northwestern part of Nikolsky District and is located in the
Northern Ridge
The Northern Ridge, Northern Uvaly, Severnyye Uvaly (russian: Северные Увалы), is the chain of hills in the northern part of the East European Plain in Russia. The Northern Ridge divides the river basins of the Northern Dvina River ( ...
chain of hills.
The source of the Sharzhenga is in the southern part of the Nyuksensky District. The river flows south, enters Babushkinsky District, and turns northeast. In the village of
Logduz
Logduz (russian: Ло́гдуз) is a rural locality (a village) in Babushkinsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Sharzhenga River, from Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: about 300 (2002 est.).Cult ...
it turns southeast and enters Nikolsky District. Downstream from the village of
Zelentsovo the valley of the Sharzhenga is almost continuously populated, and the forests on the river banks have been cut. The mouth of the Sharzhenga is downstream of the village of Kalinino, between the town of
Nikolsk
Nikolsk (russian: Нико́льск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities Urban localities
*Nikolsk, Nikolsky District, Penza Oblast, a town in Nikolsky District of Penza Oblast
*Nikolsk, Vologda Oblast, a t ...
and the selo of
Kichmengsky Gorodok
Kichmengsky Gorodok (russian: Кичменгский Городок) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yug River, at its con ...
.
References
External links
*{{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=158186, script-title=ru:Река Шарженга (Шаржинка, Шарженка), publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=22 September 2011
Rivers of Vologda Oblast