The Zolotonoshka is a small
river
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in south-central
Ukraine
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. The Zolotonoshka 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 drai ...
of the
Dnieper
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The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and ...
(Dnipro). The length of the river is 88 kilometers. The
drainage basin
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is 1260 km
2.
The name is derived from a legend that Ukrainian cossacks were hiding gold (from Ukrainian: золото (zoloto - gold) in the river. Scientists explain that the sand on the bottom of the river was shining in the sunlight, making people believe that there was gold. It is located near and chiefly serves the needs of the city of
Zolotonosha
Zolotonosha ( uk, Золотоноша , yi, זאלאטאנאשא) is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Located at around , the city serves as the administrative center of Zolotonosha Raion (district). It hosts th ...
. Since about 2011, the
sewage from the city has been drained directly into the river without any processing, destroying the eco-system of the river.
[http://pres-centr.ck.ua/region/zolotonoshskiy/18043/ Золотоношка потребує реанімації, 29 April 2011.]
References
Rivers of Cherkasy Oblast
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