Sogozha Explained

Sogozha
Map:Rybinsk vdhr eng.svg
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:129km (80miles)
Mouth:Rybinsk Reservoir
Mouth Coordinates:58.4902°N 39.0823°W
Progression:Rybinsk Reservoir
Basin Size:2900km2

The Sogozha (Russian: Сого́жа) is a river in Vologda and Yaroslavl Oblasts in Russia. It is 129km (80miles) long, with a drainage basin of 2900km2.[1]

The river terminates in the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga. Before the construction of the Rybinsk Reservoir the Sogozha was a tributary of the Sheksna.

The town of Poshekhonye is situated on the left (southern) bank of the Sogozha. Historically, the river received two left tributaries, the Soga (from the east) and the Pertomka (from the south), creek Kotiol(it is named for the same reason as the Vilyui boilers) within the city limits. Due to the water level rise caused by the Rybinsk Reservoir, the Sogozha and the Soga now form a wide bay at their joint entering of the reservoir.

Notes and References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=175709 «Река Согожа»