Psel (river)
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The Psel or Psyol (Russian: Псёл; Ukrainian: Псел)[lower-alpha 1] is a river, a left tributary of the Dnieper, which flows through Russia and Ukraine.
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Psel Psyol | |
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Native name | Псел (Ukrainian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia, Ukraine |
Oblast |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Upstream of Prigorki, Prokhorovsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
• coordinates | 51°07′58″N 36°44′52″E |
• elevation | 247 m (810 ft) |
Mouth | Dnieper |
• location | Downstream of Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
• coordinates | 49°01′16″N 33°32′03″E |
Length | 717 km (446 mi) |
Basin size | 22,800 km2 (8,800 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pena, Hrun-Tashan, Hovtva |
• right | Sudzha, Hrun, Khorol |
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The Psel has a length of 717 kilometres (446 mi) and a drainage basin of 22,800 square kilometres (8,800 sq mi).[1][2] The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its periods of freezing range from December until the end of February to the beginning of April.[1]