The Strypa (; ) is a river in
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...
,
Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine or West Ukraine (, ) refers to the western territories of Ukraine. There is no universally accepted definition of the territory's boundaries, but the contemporary Ukrainian administrative regions ( oblasts) of Chernivtsi, I ...
. It is a left-bank tributary of the
Dniester
The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Uk ...
that flows southward for 147 km through Ternopil oblast and drains a basin area of (12% territory of Ternopil Oblast). The river is generally approximately 30 m wide and has a sharply defined valley. Its waters are used for industry and agriculture. A small water reservoir has been built on it. The major centers located along the river include
Zboriv,
Buchach
Buchach (, ; ; or ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (Oblast, province) of Western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Buchach urban h ...
, and
Zarvanytsia.
Its main tributaries are
Western Strypa,
Vosushka,
Vil'khovets', and
Studenka.
File:Buchach1.jpg,
File:Русилівські водоспади.JPG, Rusyliv Falls
File:Buchach-24-9-15- 1.jpg, Meandre in Buchach
File:Фортифікаційні споруди фронту по Стрипі, 1914-1918.jpg,
File:Сміття на Баштах, Стрипа, Бучач, 2014.JPG,
Sources
* {{ТЕС, 3, 362, В. Паращій, Й. Свинко, Стрипа
External links
Strypa River / Encyclopedia of Ukraine
Rivers of Ternopil Oblast