Vetluga (river)

Vetluga
Native name	Ветлуга (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Volga
• coordinates	56°27′44″N 46°14′14″E / 56.46222°N 46.23722°E / 56.46222; 46.23722
Length	889 km (552 mi)
Basin size	39,400 km2 (15,200 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	255 m3/s (9,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Vetluga (Russian: Ветлу́га, IPA: [vʲɪtˈlugə]; Mari: Вӱтла, romanized: Vütla) is a river that flows through Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Mari El and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga.^[1] Their confluence is near Kozmodemyansk. The river is navigable. It is 889 kilometres (552 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 39,400 square kilometres (15,200 sq mi).^[1] Its largest tributaries are Neya, Bolshaya Kaksha, Usta and Yuronga from the left and Vokhma and Lyunda from the right.^[1] The town Vetluga is situated on the river.

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