Plyussa
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river in Leningrad and Pskov Oblasts, Russia, a tributary of the Narva
Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Location
- Lake Zapluysskoye
- Coordinates
- 58°24′57.1″N 29°42′17.9″E / 58.415861°N 29.704972°E / 58.415861; 29.704972
- Elevation
- 64 m (210 ft)
- Mouth
- Narva
- Length
- 281 km (175 mi)
- Basin size
- 6,550 km (2,530 sq mi)
- Average
- 50 m /s (1,800 cu ft/s) (near Slantsy)
- Progression
- ‹See Tfd› Narva → Gulf of Finland
- Left
- Omuga, Kureya, Chernaya, Lyuta
- Right
- Paguba, Verduga, Yanya, Ruya
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Plyussa (Russian: Плюсса) is a river in Plyussky and Gdovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast and in Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Narva. It is 281 kilometres (175 mi) long, and the area of its basin 6,550 square kilometres (2,530 sq mi). The urban-type settlement of Plyussa and the town of Slantsy are located on the banks of the Plyussa.
The source of the Plyussa is in Lake Zapluysskoye in the eastern part of Plyussky District. The river flows south and turns northwest. In Gdovsky District, it gradually turns north and enters Leningrad Oblast. Below the town of Slantsy, the natural course of the Plyussa is made a water reservoir, a bay of the Narva Reservoir. The mouth of the Plyussa is in the southern bay of the Narva Reservoir.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Plyussa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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