Kleven (river)

Coordinates: 51°24′3″N 33°35′7″E / 51.40083°N 33.58528°E / 51.40083; 33.58528
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Kleven
Native nameКлевень (Ukrainian)
Location
CountryRussia, Ukraine
RegionBryansk Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Sumy Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Sopych
 • coordinates51°54′4″N 34°19′19″E / 51.90111°N 34.32194°E / 51.90111; 34.32194
MouthSeym
 • coordinates
51°24′3″N 33°35′7″E / 51.40083°N 33.58528°E / 51.40083; 33.58528
Length113 km (70 mi)[1]
Basin size2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea

Kleven (Ukrainian: Клевень) is a 113 km (70 mi) long right tributary of the Seym in Russia and Ukraine. It drains a catchment area of 2660 km2 and has a gradient of 0.36 m/km.[1]

Course[edit]

Kleven rises in the south-west of the Central Russian Upland[2] in the south of the Russian Bryansk Oblast near the M3/E101 trunk road and initially flows south. After a few kilometers, it comes across the Ukrainian village of Sopych. From there it forms the border between the Ukrainian Sumy Oblast and the Russian Kursk Oblast over a longer stretch, changing its direction of flow mainly to the southwest, until it finally flows into the Seym at the southern edge of the village of Kamin in Sumy Oblast.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Eintrag zum Klewen" (in Ukrainian). Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Daten der Geographischen Enzyklopädie der Ukraine". poezdnik.kiev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 December 2020.