Kuchurhan (river)

Kuchurhan
Native name	Кучурган
Location
Country	Ukraine, Moldova
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Turunchuk
• coordinates	46°33′14″N 29°55′43″E / 46.5539°N 29.9285°E / 46.5539; 29.9285Coordinates: 46°33′14″N 29°55′43″E / 46.5539°N 29.9285°E / 46.5539; 29.9285
Length	109 km (68 mi)
Basin size	2,090 km2 (810 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Turunchuk→ Dniester→ Dniester Estuary→ Black Sea

The Kuchurhan (Kuchurgan; Ukrainian or Russian: Кучурган; Romanian: Cuciurgan; German: Kutschurgan) is a river in Eastern Europe. It is a tributary of the Turunchuk (a branch of the Dniester) which begins on the Podolian Upland in Ukraine. It then flows SSE and forms part of the border between Transnistria in Moldova and the Odessa Oblast in Ukraine.^[1][2] The river is 109 kilometres (68 mi) long and drains 2,090 square kilometres (810 sq mi).^[3]

A dam has been built on the river just north of the Dniester, forming the Kuchurhan Reservoir. The village of Kuchurhan in Ukraine is located near the river just north of the reservoir and is the site of an important border crossing into Transnistria.

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External links[]

• Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders - First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters, UNECE (2007)
• Transboundary Diagnostic Study for the Dniester River Basin, OSCE/UNECE Project: Transboundary Co-operation and Sustainable Management of the Dniester River (November 2005)