Viled River
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The Viled is a river in Lensky
, Vilegodsky
, and Kotlassky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast
in Russia
. It is a left tributary
of the Vychegda River
. It is 321 kilometres (199.5 mi) long, and the area of its basin 5610 square kilometres (2,166 sq mi). Its main tributary is the Velikaya Okhta (left).
The river basin of the Viled is spread over the Komi Republic
, Arkhangelsk
and Kirov Oblast
s of Russia. The Viled is the principal river of Vilegodsky District, with the majority of villages, including the district's administrative center Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
, located in the river valley.
The source of the Viled is in the eastern part of Vilegodsky District. The Viled initially flows east, towards the Komi Republic. Before reaching the border, it turns north and enters Lensky District. Downstream from the confluence
with the Luch River it turns west, and eventually south-west and re-enters Vilegodsky District. Below the confluence of the Velikaya Okhta the river valley is heavily populated, with three main areas located around the villages of Fominsky, Vilegodsk, and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye. Between Vilegodsk and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye, the Viled accepts two left tributaries, the Pyela River and the Nylozhka River, and turns in the north-western direction. The mouth of the Viled is located east of the town of Koryazhma
.
Lensky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast
Lensky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District...
, Vilegodsky
Vilegodsky District
Vilegodsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Vilegodsky Municipal District...
, and Kotlassky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is a left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Vychegda River
Vychegda River
Vychegda is a river in the European part of Russia, tributary to the Northern Dvina. Its length is about . Its source is approximately west of the northern Ural Mountains. It flows roughly in western direction, through Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The largest city along the Vychegda is...
. It is 321 kilometres (199.5 mi) long, and the area of its basin 5610 square kilometres (2,166 sq mi). Its main tributary is the Velikaya Okhta (left).
The river basin of the Viled is spread over the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
, Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
and Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
s of Russia. The Viled is the principal river of Vilegodsky District, with the majority of villages, including the district's administrative center Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye is a rural locality and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Viled River. It also serves as the administrative center of Ilyinsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is...
, located in the river valley.
The source of the Viled is in the eastern part of Vilegodsky District. The Viled initially flows east, towards the Komi Republic. Before reaching the border, it turns north and enters Lensky District. Downstream from the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Luch River it turns west, and eventually south-west and re-enters Vilegodsky District. Below the confluence of the Velikaya Okhta the river valley is heavily populated, with three main areas located around the villages of Fominsky, Vilegodsk, and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye. Between Vilegodsk and Ilyinsko-Podomskoye, the Viled accepts two left tributaries, the Pyela River and the Nylozhka River, and turns in the north-western direction. The mouth of the Viled is located east of the town of Koryazhma
Koryazhma
Koryazhma is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vychegda River east of Kotlas, at the confluence of the Bolshaya Koryazhemka River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Koryazhma Urban Okrug...
.