Tereshka

The Bolshaya Tereshka (Russian: Большая Терешка) or simply Tereshka is a river in the Ulyanovsk and Saratov oblasts of the Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Volga. The Tereshka is 273 kilometres (170 mi) long, and its watershed covers 9,680 square kilometres (3,740 sq mi).[1] It begins in the Privolzhskaya Hills and flows to the Volgograd Reservoir. Ice on the Tereshka forms in November or December and thaws in March or April.

Bolshaya Tereshka River
Tereshka in the Podgorny District.
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationUlyanovsk Oblast
MouthVolga
  location
Volgograd Reservoir near Marks
  coordinates
51°49′1″N 46°32′33″E
Length273 km (170 mi)
Basin size9,680 km2 (3,740 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average17.5 m3/s (620 cu ft/s) recorded 46 km (29 mi) from mouth
Basin features
ProgressionVolgaCaspian Sea

References


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