Shkotovka Explained

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.