The Zusha () is a river in Tula and

Oryol Oryol ( rus, Орёл, , ɐˈrʲɵl, a=ru-Орёл.ogg, links=y, ), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka Rive ...

Oblast in

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

, a

right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' 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 into which the ...

of the Oka. The length of the river is 234 km. The area of its basin is 6,950 km².«Река ЗУША»
Russian State Water Registry The Zusha freezes up in early December and stays icebound until late March. The

Neruch The Neruch () is a river in Oryol Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Zusha. It is long, and has a drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river m ...

is its biggest tributary. The Zusha is navigable from

Mtsensk Mtsensk () is a town in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Zusha River (a tributary of the Oka) northeast of Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 28,000 (1970). History It was first mentioned in the Nikon Chronic ...

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Rivers of Oryol Oblast Rivers of Tula Oblast {{Russia-river-stub