Pukshenga
river in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
The Pukshenga (Russian: Пукшеньга) is a river in Kholmogorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina. It is 121 kilometres (75 mi) long, and the area of its basin 2,330 square kilometres (900 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Pukshenga are the Tyulenga and the Shilenga (both left).
The river basin of the Pukshenga includes the whole eastern part of the Kholmogorsky District, east of the Northern Dvina and south of the Pinega, and minor areas in Pinezhsky and Vinogradovsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
The Pukshenga starts in the eastern part of the Kholmogorsky District, close to the border of the Pinezhsky District. It has two sources — Svetluga and Proyezzhaya. The latter one is the drain of the system of glacial lakes in both Kholmogorsky and Pinezhsky Districts. The Pukshenga flows west, and at the point it accepts the Kuzega from the right, the course of the Pukshenga turns south-west. There are two settlements on the river banks, both with the name of Pukshenga.
The public source identifies “Pukshenga” as river in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Pukshenga, river and Arkhangelsk.
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