Desna (Guslitsa)

The Desna (Russian: Десна) is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Guslitsa (Nerskaya's tributary). It is 17 kilometres (11 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi).[1] The Desna River freezes up in November–December and stays under the ice until April.

Desna
Desna River near the village of Chichevo
Native name	Десна
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Guslitsa
• coordinates	55°29′13″N 38°55′24″E
Length	17 km (11 mi)
Basin size	81 km^2 (31 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Guslitsa→ Nerskaya→ Moskva→ Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

Source of the river is in the Voskresensky District near the meeting point of the borders of three districts of the Moscow Oblast Voskresensky, Yegoryevsky and Orekhovo-Zuyevsky. Flows all over North, Desna running into Guslitsa about the village of Tsaplyno.

The Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District's villages: Mosyagino, Chichevo, Baryshevo, Kostenevo, Bezzubovo, Yuryatino are situated on the Desna.

In the higher and middle parts of the stream it has almost entirely lost its forest cover: upstream — because of the extraction of phosphorites, in the middle part — because of the plowing.

Sources

1. «Река ДЕСНА», Russian State Water Registry

1. Russian: Vagner B. B. Rivers and Lakes of the Moscow Area. — М.:Veche, 2007, — p. 92. ISBN 5-9533-1885-5.
2. Russian: Moscow Oblast. Detailed Atlas. M 1:200 000. — М.:Eksmo, 2008, — p. 40. ISBN 978-5-699-26348-6.