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.