| Rohachyk | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Dnieper |
• coordinates | 47°19′16″N 34°01′43″E / 47.321°N 34.0286°E |
| Length | 41 km (25 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
The Rohachyk river (Ukrainian: Рогачик) is a left tributary of the Dnieper river in Kherson oblast, Ukraine. It has a length of 41 km. The river valley is up to 200 m wide. The width is generally 5 m. There are several ponds on the river. It names derives from a Ukrainian word for the "horn" as the river is winding.[1]
The Rohachyk river rises in the southern outskirts of the urban-type settlement of Verkhnii Rohachyk. It flows through the territory of Kakhovka Raion of Kherson Oblast. The mouth area of the river 7 km in length creates Nyzhniy (Lower) Rohachyk estuary which is separated from the Dnieper by Kakhovka Reservoir dam.
There are three unnamed left tributaries.
The river flows through such settlements as: Verkhnii Rohachyk, Novooleksiivka, Trudovyk, Zoria, Heorhiivka, Oleksiivka, Prolatarii.
References
- ^ Знайомі незнайомці: походження назв поселень України. Либідь, 2001
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This page was last edited on 2 April 2023, at 15:43