Upa (river)

Upa
Upa
	Upa river in Tula
Native name	Упа (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Oka
• coordinates	54°02′07″N 36°20′03″E / 54.03528°N 36.33417°ECoordinates: 54°02′07″N 36°20′03″E / 54.03528°N 36.33417°E
Length	345 km (214 mi)
Basin size	9,510 km2 (3,670 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea
Tributaries
• right	Plava

The Upa (Russian: Упа́, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈpa]) is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, and one of the main tributaries of the Oka.

The river is 345 kilometres (214 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,510 square kilometres (3,670 sq mi).^[1] The city of Tula is situated on its banks. The name of the river is of Baltic origin.^[2]

References[]

^ «Река УПА», Russian State Water Registry
^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 423: "cf. Lithuanian ùpė, upìs, upỹs, Latvian upe 'river, stream.'"

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[gvr-1] «Река УПА», Russian State Water Registry

[2] E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 423: "cf. Lithuanian ùpė, upìs, upỹs, Latvian upe 'river, stream.'"

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