The Unzha (russian: Унжа) is a river in the

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 ...

and

Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast (russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, ''Kostromskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,97 ...

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, a

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of the

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. It is long, and its basin covers .«Река Унжа»
Russian State Water Registry The Unzha begins at the

confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...

of the rivers

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and the Lundonga. It flows into the Unzhensky

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of the

Gorky Reservoir Gorky Reservoir (russian: Го́рьковское водохрани́лище), known colloquially as Gorky Sea (russian: Го́рьковское мо́ре), is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River in Russia, formed by a ...

. The Unzha freezes up between October and December and stays under the ice until April or May. The main tributaries are the Viga, Neya, and the Mezha. The towns of

Kologriv Kologriv (russian: Кологри́в) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Kologrivsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Unzha River northeast of Kostroma, the ad ...

Manturovo Manturovo (russian: Мантурово) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Manturovo, Kostroma Oblast, a town in Kostroma Oblasthttp://manturovo.org/ ;Rural localities * Manturovo, Ivanovo Oblast, a village ...

and

Makaryev Makaryev (russian: Мака́рьев) is a town and the administrative center of Makaryevsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River (Volga's tributary), east of Kostroma, the administrative center of the ...

are along the Unzha River.

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