Usvyacha

Usvyacha Russian: Усвяча
Location
Country	Russia, Belarus
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Daugava (Western Dvina)
• coordinates	55°26′03″N 30°44′41″E / 55.43417°N 30.74472°E / 55.43417; 30.74472Coordinates: 55°26′03″N 30°44′41″E / 55.43417°N 30.74472°E / 55.43417; 30.74472
Length	100 km (62 mi)[1]
Basin size	2,340 square kilometres (900 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Daugava→ Baltic Sea

The Usvyacha (Russian: Усвяча) is a river in Kunyinsky and Usvyatsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia and in Vitebsk Raion of Vitebsk Region in Belarus. It is a right tributary of the Daugava (the Western Dvina). It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) long, and the area of its basin 2,340 square kilometres (900 sq mi).^[1]

The source of the Usvyacha is located in the southern part of Kunyinsky District. Usvyacha flows to the north, through and . North of Lake Ozeron, it turns west and flows into . This lake is located at the border between Kunyinsky and Usvyatsky Districts. Usvyacha flows out of the lake in the southern direction and enters Lake Usvyaty. The urban-type settlement of Usvyaty is located at the right bank of the Usvyacha north of the lake. South of Lake Usvyaty, the Usvyacha accepts the from the right and crosses into Belarus. Its mouth is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) upstream of the urban-type settlement of Surazh.

The drainage basin of the Usvyacha includes the center and the southeast of Usvyachsky District, the southwest of Kunyinsky District, the northwest of Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast, as well as the northwest of Vitebsk Raion.

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