Kubr River
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River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
that flows within the Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It rises in the Lyakhovo marshes and flows into the Nerl River
Nerl River (Volga)
The Nerl River is a river in the Yaroslavl and Tver Oblasts in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . It originates in the Lake Pleshcheyevo under the name of Veksa-Pleshcheyevskaya and enters the Volga in Sknyatino. Its main tributary...
, a right tributary of the Volga. The township of Kubrinsk takes its name from the river.