The Iput, or Iputs (, alternative transliteration ''Ipuć'', ; ) is a river in

Mogilev Mogilev (; , ), also transliterated as Mahilyow (, ), is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, about from the Belarus–Russia border, border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2024, ...

and Gomel Regions in

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

and

Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...

and

Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast (), also known as Bryanshchina (, ), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 1,169,161. Geography Bryansk Oblast lies in weste ...

s in

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. It is a left tributary of the

Sozh The Sozh (, ; ; ) is a river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. The river is crossed by the Sozh Floating Bridge at Karma and ...

. The length of the Iput is . The area of its basin is . The Iput freezes over in late November and stays icebound until late March to early April. Its main tributaries are the Voronitsa and

Unecha Unecha (), a town and the administrative center of Unechsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, stands on the Unecha River (within the Dnieper's drainage basin, basin) southwest of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ...

. The towns of Surazh and

Dobrush Dobrush (, ; ) is a town located in Gomel Region, Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. It serves as the administrative center of Dobrush District. As of 2025, it has a population of 17,901. Dobrush is first mentioned in 1335. Dobruh is ...

are located on the Iput. The source of the Iput is in Mogilev Region of Belarus. It flows east and enters Russia, where it makes the border between Shumyachsky and

Yershichsky District Yershichsky District () is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #86-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Roslavlsky District in the north, Du ...

s of Smolensk Oblast. Close to the village of Shadoga it departs of the border and flows southeast, flowing through the selo of

Yershichi Yershichi () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Yershichsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Iput River. Population: History Yershichi is known as a village since the late 1 ...

, and flows south downstream of Yershichi. A stretch of the Iput, flowing southwest, makes a border between Smolensk Oblast (Yershichsky District) and Bryansk Oblast (

Kletnyansky District Kletnyansky District () is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...

). Downstream of the selo of Korsiki the Iput departs south of the border and flows south through Kletnyansky District, accepts the Nadva from the left, crosses the northern part of

Mglinsky District Mglinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the ...

and makes the border between Mglinsky and

Surazhsky District Surazhsky District () is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the ...

s. It further flows southwest through Surazhsky District and the town of Surazh and makes the border between Surazhsky and

Klintsovsky District Klintsovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is t ...

s, and further downstream between Gordeyevsky and Klintsovsky Districts. Downstream, it crosses the western part of Klintsovsky District, makes a border between Klintsovsky and

Novozybkovsky District Novozybkovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and bordered by Gordeyevsky and Krasnogorsky District in the ...

s, crosses Novozybkovsky and

Zlynkovsky District Zlynkovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...

s and flows to Belarus. the mouth of the Iput is in the city of

Gomel Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the List of cities and largest ...

. A stretch of the Iput west of Klintsy is a protected birds sanctuary.

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