Upa (river) explained

Upa
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:345km (214miles)
Mouth:Oka
Mouth Coordinates:54.0353°N 36.3342°W
Basin Size:9510km2
Tributaries Right:Plava

The Upa (pronounced as /ru/) is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, and one of the main tributaries of the Oka.

The river is long, and has a drainage basin of .[1] The city of Tula is situated on its banks. The name of the river is of Baltic origin. This is probably one of the oldest baltic hydronims.Lithuanian word "upė", latvian word "upe" in english means "river", in russian means "река";[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=178083 «Река УПА»
  2. E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 423: "cf. Lithuanian ùpė, upìs, upỹs, Latvian upe 'river, stream.'"