Sudzha (river)
| Sudzha | |
|---|---|
Sudzha River in the summer of 1996 | |
| Native name | Суджа (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Oblast | Kursk Oblast |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 51°16′49″N 35°42′26″E / 51.28028°N 35.70722°E |
| • elevation | > 151 m |
| Mouth | Psel |
• coordinates | 51°07′51″N 35°16′47″E / 51.13083°N 35.27972°E |
• elevation | < 135 m |
| Length | 63 km (39 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,102 km2 (425 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Psel → Dnieper → Black Sea |
The Sudzha (Russian: Суджа) is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Psel, which flows through the Bolshesoldatsky and Sudzhansky districts (raions) of Kursk Oblast. It is 63 kilometres (39 mi) long, and the basin area is 1,102 square kilometres (425 sq mi). The river flows for a considerable distance through wetlands with a large number of oxbow lakes.
Its tributaries include: Skorodnaya – 22 km, Vorobzha – 28 km, Ivnitsa – 23 km, Loknya – 26 km, Malaya Loknya – 24 km, Smerditsa – 17 km, Rzhava – 9 km, Oleshnya – 12 km, and Konopelka – 16 km.
The biggest settlement on the river is the identically-named town of Sudzha.