Kiyevka (river) explained

Kiyevka
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:105km (65miles)
Mouth Coordinates:42.8347°N 133.6756°W
Basin Size:3120km2

The Kiyevka (Russian: Киевка, formerly Судзухе Sudzukhe)[1] is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

It is 105km (65miles) long with a drainage basin of 3120km2.[2] Kiyevka rises in Southern Sikhote-Alin and flows into the Kiyevka Bay of the Sea of Japan. The main tributaries are the Krivaya, which is 71km (44miles) long; the Lazovka, 54km (34miles), and the Benyovka, 37km (23miles). There are more than 20 waterfalls on the river (Benev Waterfalls), the highest is Star of Primorye at 20m (70feet).[3]

The river was named after Kyiv by settlers from Ukraine.

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Notes and References

  1. https://rosreestr.ru/upload/Doc/21-upr/237%20%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8%D0%A1%D0%9D%D0%93.pdf Словарь названий гидрографических объектов России и других стран — членов СНГ
  2. http://primpogoda.ru/articles/reki_primorya/reka_kievka/ Примпогода: Река Киевка
  3. Web site: Информационный бюллетень «Курьер Восточного». Покорение Звезды Приморья . 2011-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230516/http://www.vpnet.ru/rus/press/courier/200605/page61.htm . 2016-03-03 . dead .