Upa (river)
The Upa (Russian: Упа́, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈpa]) is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, and one of the main tributaries of the Oka.
Upa | |
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Upa river in Tula | |
Native name | Упа |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Oka |
• coordinates | 54°02′07″N 36°20′03″E |
Length | 345 km (214 mi) |
Basin size | 9,510 km2 (3,670 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Plava |
The river is 345 kilometres (214 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,510 square kilometres (3,670 sq mi).[1] The city of Tula is situated on its banks. The name of the river is of Baltic origin.[2]
References
- «Река УПА», Russian State Water Registry
- E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 423: "cf. Lithuanian ùpė, upìs, upỹs, Latvian upe 'river, stream.'"
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