The Osuga () is a
river
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in
Selizharovsky,
Kuvshinovsky,
Torzhoksky, and
Spirovsky districts of
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population:
Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much o ...
of
Russia
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, a
right
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tributary of the
Tvertsa
The Tvertsa () is a river in Vyshnevolotsky, Spirovsky, Torzhoksky, and Kalininsky Districts, as well as in the cities of Torzhok and Tver in Tver Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. It is long, and the area of its basin . The princ ...
. The Osuga is long, and the area of its
drainage basin
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is .
The town of
Kuvshinovo Kuvshinovo () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Kuvshinovo, Kuvshinovsky District, Tver Oblast, a town of district significance in Kuvshinovsky District of Tver Oblast
;Rural localities
*Kuvshinovo, Bryans ...
is along the banks of the Osuga.
The source of the Osuga is in the south-eastern part of the
Valdai Hills
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, in the east of Selizharovsky District. The Osuga flows east, making a stretch of the border between Selizharovsky and Kuvshinovsky districts, and enters Kuvshinovsky District. In the village of
Taraskovo, there is a dam, making a pond. Further downstream, the Osuga flows through the town of Kuvshinovo, turns north-east and enters Torzhoksky District. The last stretch of the Osuga flows on the border between Torzhoksky and Spirovsky districts. The mouth of the Osuga is close to the settlement of
Tveretsky.
The drainage basin of the Osuga includes almost the whole Kuvshinovsky District, the northwestern part of Torzhoksky District, as well as minor areas in Spirovsky,
Vyshnevolotsky, and Selizharovsky districts.
References
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Rivers of Tver Oblast