Psel (river)

Psel
Psyol
The Psel near Ivnya
Psel River
Native nameПсел (Ukrainian)
Location
CountryRussia, Ukraine
Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUpstream of Prigorki, Prokhorovsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
 • coordinates51°07′58″N 36°44′52″E / 51.13278°N 36.74778°E / 51.13278; 36.74778
 • elevation247 m (810 ft)
MouthDnieper
 • location
Downstream of Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
 • coordinates
49°01′16″N 33°32′03″E / 49.02111°N 33.53417°E / 49.02111; 33.53417
Length717 km (446 mi)
Basin size22,800 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftPena, Hrun-Tashan, Hovtva
 • rightSudzha, Hrun, Khorol
Map

The Psel or Psyol (Russian: Псёл; Ukrainian: Псел)[a] is a river, a left tributary of the Dnieper, which flows through Russia and Ukraine.

The Psel has a length of 717 kilometres (446 mi) and a drainage basin of 22,800 square kilometres (8,800 sq mi).[1][2] The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its periods of freezing range from December until the end of February to the beginning of April.[1]


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  1. ^ a b Псёл, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Izsák Tibor (2007). Ukrajna természeti földrajza (pdf) (in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. p. 95. Retrieved 2019-04-04.