The Viled (russian: Виледь) is a river in Lensky, Vilegodsky, and

Kotlassky District Kotlassky District (russian: Ко́тласский 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 Kotlassky Municipal District. ...

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Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...

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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

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. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its main tributary is the Velikaya Okhta (left). The river basin of the Viled is spread over 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 the ...

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies o ...

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Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census). Geography Na ...

s of Russia. The Viled is the principal river of Vilegodsky District, with the majority of villages, including the district's administrative center

Ilyinsko-Podomskoye Ilyinsko-Podomskoye (russian: Ильи́нско-Подо́мское) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Viled River. It also se ...

, located in the river valley. The source of the Viled is in the eastern part of Vilegodsky District. The Viled initially flows east, towards the Komi Republic. Before reaching the border, it turns north and enters Lensky District. Downstream from the

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with the Luch it turns west, and eventually south-west and re-enters Vilegodsky District. Below the confluence of the Velikaya Okhta the river valley is heavily populated, with three main areas located around the villages of Fominsky, Vilegodsk, and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye. Between Vilegodsk and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye, the Viled accepts two left tributaries, the Pyela and the Nylozhka, and turns in the north-western direction. The mouth of the Viled is located east of the town of

Koryazhma Koryazhma (russian: Коря́жма) is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vychegda River east of Kotlas, at the confluence of the Bolshaya Koryazhemka River. Population: History In 1535, t ...

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*{{GVR, 160048, Река Виледь (Вилять) Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast