The Cheremosh River (, , ) is a river in western

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, right-bank tributary of the river

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Description

It is formed by confluence of two upper streams of the river ''Bilyi Cheremosh'' (White Cheremosh) and ''Chornyi Cheremosh'' (Black Cheremosh) near the village Usteriky ( Verkhovyna Raion) and has a length of .Evaluarea hidrologică a bazinului r. Prut
, L. Chirică Chornyi Cheremosh is 87 km long with a basin of 856 km² and Bilyi Cheremosh is 61 km long with a basin of 606 km².
at the

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The river starts in the

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and flows roughly SW to NE. It leaves the ''Bukovina Obchinas'' (a mountain range in Outer Eastern Carpathians stretching to Ukraine and Romania) to the river's right, and the historic subregion of Pokuttia to the river's left side. It flows along the borderline of the historic regions of

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and Galicia. In the Middle Ages and the early modern era, it was part of the borderline between the

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and

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. During the first half of the 20th century, it also acted as the border between

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and

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. Currently, it runs along the borderline between the

Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk (, ), formerly Stanyslaviv, Stanislav and Stanisławów, is a city in western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast as well as Ivano-Frankivsk Raion within the oblast. Ivano-Frankivsk also host ...

and

Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast (), also referred to as Chernivechchyna (), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the historical regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldo ...

s. Both banks in the upper part of the river are inhabited by

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Gallery

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External links

Water routes on Cheremosh river

Rafting on Cheremosh river

Towns in basin

* Verkhovyna * Kuty * Vyzhnytsya * Vashkivtsi

References

{{Authority control Bukovina Rivers of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Rivers of Chernivtsi Oblast Tributaries of the Prut Poland–Romania border

Description

Gallery

External links

Towns in basin

See also

References