Kiyevka | |
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![]() Star of Primorye, the highest of
Benev Waterfalls | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sikhote-Alin |
Mouth | |
• location | Sea of Japan |
• coordinates | 42°50′5″N 133°40′32″E / 42.83472°N 133.67556°E |
Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
Basin size | 3,120 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
The Kiyevka ( Russian: Киевка, formerly Судзухе Sudzukhe) [1] is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia.
It is 105 kilometres (65 mi) long with a drainage basin of 3,120 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). [2] [3] Kiyevka rises in Southern Sikhote-Alin and flows into the Kiyevka Bay of the Sea of Japan. The main tributaries are the Krivaya, which is 71 kilometres (44 mi) long; the Lazovka, 54 kilometres (34 mi), and the Benyovka, 37 kilometres (23 mi). There are more than 20 waterfalls on the river ( Benev Waterfalls), the highest is Star of Primorye at 20 metres (66 ft). [4]
The river was named after Kyiv by settlers from Ukraine.
Kiyevka | |
---|---|
![]() Star of Primorye, the highest of
Benev Waterfalls | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sikhote-Alin |
Mouth | |
• location | Sea of Japan |
• coordinates | 42°50′5″N 133°40′32″E / 42.83472°N 133.67556°E |
Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
Basin size | 3,120 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
The Kiyevka ( Russian: Киевка, formerly Судзухе Sudzukhe) [1] is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia.
It is 105 kilometres (65 mi) long with a drainage basin of 3,120 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). [2] [3] Kiyevka rises in Southern Sikhote-Alin and flows into the Kiyevka Bay of the Sea of Japan. The main tributaries are the Krivaya, which is 71 kilometres (44 mi) long; the Lazovka, 54 kilometres (34 mi), and the Benyovka, 37 kilometres (23 mi). There are more than 20 waterfalls on the river ( Benev Waterfalls), the highest is Star of Primorye at 20 metres (66 ft). [4]
The river was named after Kyiv by settlers from Ukraine.