Lukh (river)

River in Russia

56°13′40″N 42°24′15″E / 56.2277°N 42.4042°E / 56.2277; 42.4042Length240 km (150 mi)Basin size4,450 km² (1,720 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionKlyazma→ Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Lukh (Russian: Лух) is a river in Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma (Volga's basin).^[1] The length of the river is 240 km. The area of its drainage basin is 4,450 km².^[2] The Lukh freezes up in late November and breaks up in April.

An abandoned monastery in Frolishi, a view from Lukh River

The main tributaries are Pechuga, Dobritsa, Landekh, Sezukh.

References

^ Лух (река, лев. приток Клязьмы), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
^ «Река Лух», Russian State Water Registry

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