The Kotorosl (russian: Ко́торосль) is a right tributary of the
Volga
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catch ...
in the
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostr ...
of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
. The river flows from
Lake Nero near
Rostov past
Karabikha and enters the Volga in
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...
. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
[«Река Которосль (Которость, Котороть, Векса)»]
Russian State Water Registry
In the medieval ages, the river was highly important strategically, for it connected Rostov with major waterways of Russia. The Kotorosl's main tributary is the
Ustye Ustye (russian: У́стье) may refer to several places in Russia:
Arkhangelsk Oblast
* Ustye, Arkhangelsk Oblast, a village in Ryabovsky Selsoviet of Lensky District
Chuvash Republic
* Ustye, Chuvash Republic, a ''selo'' in Pitishevskoye Rural ...
, which flows past
Semibratovo to
Borisogleb.
References
Rivers of Yaroslavl Oblast
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