The Psel or Psyol (; ) is a river, a left

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of the Dnieper, which flows through

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. The Psel has a length of and a

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The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its periods of freezing range from December until the end of February to the beginning of April.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Psel (from source to mouth): Left: Ilyok, , , , Sinna, , Ustya, Lehan, Vilshanka, , Bobrava, Borovenka, , Bobryk, Tukh, Glinitsa, , Lyutenka, Hrun-Tashan, Hovtva, Rudka Right: Sudzha, Porozok, Oleshnia, Sumka, Vorozhba, Mezhyrichka, Hrun, Rashevka, Vuzka, Vovnianka, Balakliyka, Khorol, Manzheliya, Omelnyk, Belichka, Bahachka, Sukhyi Kahamlyk

Settlements

Cities and towns located on the river are: Sumy,

, the administrative center of Sumy Oblast; Oboyan, Kursk Oblast,

; and Hadiach, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

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** Prokhorovsky District *** Prigorki, Verkhnyaya Olshanka, Srednyaya Olshanka, Bugrovka, Beregovoye Vtoroye, Prelestnoye, Andreyevka, Vasilyevka, Yudinka, Kostroma, Vesyoly ** Ivnyansky District *** Olkhovatka, Cherenovo, Peschanoye, Samarino * Kursk Oblast ** Oboyansky District *** Peresyp, Semyonovka, Shipy, Znobilovka Kamynino, Goryaynovo, Afanasyevo, Oboyan, Trubezh, Anakhino, Lunino, Turovka, Gremyachka, Kartamyshevo, Shmyrevo ** Belovsky District *** Kurochino, Kursk Oblast, Gochevo, Strigosly, Bobrava, Loshakovka, Korochka, Peschanoye, Sukhodol, Giryi, Belitsa, Kursk ** Sudzhansky District *** Spalnoye, Borki, Fanseyevka, Kurilovka, Guyevo, Gornal

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* Sumy Oblast ** Zapsillya, Myropyllia, Velyka Rybytsya, Hrunivka, Bytytsya, Pushkarivka, Velyka Chernechchyna, Zelenyi Hai, Homyne, Sumy, Barvinkove, Stare Selo, Patriotivka, Kerdylivshchyna, Staronove, Byshkin, Tokari, Kulyky, Kurgan, Chervlene, Prystailove, , Kamyane * Poltava Oblast ** Myrhorod Raion *** Plishyvets, Duchyntsi, Brovarki, Hadiach, Velbyvka, Mali Budyshcha, Sosnivka, Rashivka, Lysivka, Mlyny, Pereviz, Mala Obukhivka, Velyka Obukhivka, Panasivka, Savyntsi, Velyki Sorochintsy, Malyi Pereviz, Pokrovske, Baranivka, Velykyi Pereviz, Shyshaky, Yaresky, Nyzhni Yaresky, Psilske, Velyka Bahachka, Harnokut, Luhove, Dzyubivshchyna, Krasnohorivka, Herusivka, Balakliya, Kolosivka, ** Poltava Raion *** Ostapye, Zapsillya, Pidhirya, Suhorabivka ** Kremenchuk Raion *** Popivka, Zamozhne, Manzheliya, Lamane, Plavni, Prylipka, Kyselivka, Hovtva, Zahrebellya, Yurky, Nyzhnya Manuilivka, Pisky, Knyshivka, , Zapsyllya, Omelnyk, Fedorenky, Kramarenky, Romanky, Onyshenky, Shcherbaky, Potoky, Pridnipryanske, Kuzmenky, Kyyashky,

Flora and fauna

The fauna on the riversides of the Psel includes hares, foxes, deer, wild boar, and beavers. There are a great variety of birds, such as wild duck and gray heron. Along the riversides there are forest areas, predominantly consisting of deciduous trees. There are also conifers on the sandy areas of the bank. There are also numerous meadows. Гідрохімія річок Лівобережного лісостепу / За ред. В. К. Хільчевського, В. А. Сташука. — К.: Ніка-Центр, 2014. — 230 с. ISBN 978-966-521-107-5 In the river there are about 50 species of fish such as crucian, bream, tench, roach, and others. There are also catfish, pike, and perch.

Notes

References

{{Rivers of Ukraine Rivers of Belgorod Oblast Rivers of Kursk Oblast Rivers of Poltava Oblast Rivers of Sumy Oblast