Shkotovka | |
Source1 Location: | South Sikhote-Alin |
Mouth: | Sea of Japan |
Mouth Location: | Ussuri Bay |
Mouth Coordinates: | 43.2951°N 132.3401°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 59km (37miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 760m (2,490feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 714km2 |
The Shkotovka (Russian: Шкотовка, formerly: Цимухе Tsimukhe) is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is 59km (37miles) long, with the drainage basin area of 714km2. It rises in the south of the Sikhote-Alin range (Bolshoy Vorobey Range) and flows into the Ussuri Bay of the Sea of Japan near the urban-type settlement of Shkotovo.
It was named after Nikolay Shkot in 1972. The former name of river was Tsimukhe (Qimu River).
The localities of Shkotovo, Novorossiya, Tsentralnoye, and Novaya Moskva stand on the river's bank.