Table 8.1 The rivers of Nizhny Novgorod region (Dark cells mean rivers, the basins of which are located not only in
the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region but also in the territory of neighboring regions)
№
Name of the river
Area of the basin,
1000 km
2
The whole length, km
Length in the territory
of the region, km
Large rivers
1.
Volga
1380
3530
277
2.
Oka
245
1480
270
3.
Sura
65,4
840
164
Small rivers
4.
Klyazma
42,5
728
35
5.
Vetluga
40,1
899
323
6.
Pizhma
15
300
127
7.
Alatyr
11
287
130
8.
Pʹyana
8,1
436
436
9.
Tesha
8
311
311
10.
Kerzhenets
6
290
290
11.
Usta
5,8
253
181
12.
Kudma
3,2
142
142
13.
Seryozha
2,7
196
196
14.
B.Kaksha
2,3
138
66
15.
Uzola
1,9
147
147
16.
Lunda
1,8
121
82
17.
Linda
1,6
122
122
18.
Vol
1,5
97
97
19.
Yuronga
1,5
81
42
20.
Rudnia
1,4
84
45
21.
Lapshanga
1,3
85
85
22.
Vaja
1,3
106
106
23.
M.Kaksha
1,2
91
91
24.
Sundovik
1,1
97
97
25.
Medyana
1,1
83
83
26.
Yezhat’
1,1
55
55
27.
Ozierka
1
74
74
28.
Oshma
0,9
74
58
29.
Kishma
0,7
71
71
30.
Urga
0,7
184
184
31.
Imza
0,7
75
75
32.
Seima
0,6
42
42
33.
Vatoma
0,6
56
56
34.
Checka
0,6
56
56
35.
Dorogucha
0,6
75
59
36.
Zheleznitsa
0,5
52
52
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