
The Inhul ( uk, Інгул) is a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Southern Bug
, ''Pivdennyi Buh''
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(Boh)
[ and is the 14th longest river of Ukraine. It flows through the Kirovohrad and Mykolaiv regions.][
It starts near the village of Rodnykivka, Oleksandriia Raion in ]Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the ...
(Central Ukraine
Central Ukraine ( uk, Центральна Україна, ''Tsentralna Ukraina'') consists of historical regions of left-bank Ukraine and right-bank Ukraine that reference to the Dnipro River. It is situated away from the Black Sea Littoral ...
), flowing south towards the Southern Bug at Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver bri ...
, which is north (up river) from where the Southern Bug empties into the Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, ...
. The Inhul River is long.
The river valley is mostly trapezium-like with a width of up to 4 km and a depth of up to 60 meters.[ At the upper stream it has a narrow winding channel that cuts through the ]Dnieper Upland
The Dnieper Upland or Cisdnieper Upland ( uk, Придніпровська височина, translit=Prydniprovska vysochyna) is a southeastern European plain occupying the territory between the Dnieper and the Southern Bug. It lies in central Uk ...
,[ and its rocky banks show granite and ]gneiss
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; at the middle and lower stream after entering the Black Sea Lowland,[ it widens up to 30 meters and over.][ The river freezes over in December and thaws sometime in March.][
Among major cities on the river are ]Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast.
Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its na ...
[ and ]Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver bri ...
.
See also
* Inhul River Park
Inhul River Park is a regional landscape park in Mykolaiv region of Ukraine.
Inhul River Park is an object of Nature Reserve Fund Of Ukraine. The park was established by the decision of the Mykolaiv regional council on the territory of 3'152.7 ...
References
External links
* Sukhenko, O., Domaranskyi, A.
Inhul. Majestic and terrible (Інгул. Величний і жахливий)
'. The Ukrainian Week
''The Ukrainian Week'' ( uk, Український Тиждень, translit=Ukrainskyi Tyzhden) is an illustrated weekly magazine covering politics, economics and the arts and aimed at the socially engaged Ukrainian-language reader. It provides ...
. 31 May 2017. (collection of photos)
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Rivers of Kirovohrad Oblast
Rivers of Mykolaiv Oblast