Unzha River a river

River

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 in the Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is Vologda. The largest city is Cherepovets.Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the magnificent Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Convent , medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, baroque...

 and Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma.Major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev. Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century...

 in Russia

Russia

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, a tributary

Tributary

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 of the Volga River

Volga River

The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

. Its length is 426 km. The area

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 of the basin

Drainage basin

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 is 28,900 km². The Unzha River begins at the confluence

Confluence (geography)

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 of the Kema River and the Lundonga River. It flows into the Unzhensky Cove

Cove

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 of the Gorkovsky Reservoir. The Unzha River freezes up between October and December and stays under the ice until April-May. Main tributaries: Viga

Viga River

Viga River is a river in Kostroma Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Unzha River. Its length is 175 km. The area of the basin is 3,360 km²....

, Neya

Neya River

Neya is a river in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Unzha River . It is 253 km long, with a drainage basin of 6060 km².The town of Neya is situated by the Neya River....

, Mezha. The towns of Kologriv

Kologriv

Kologriv is a town and the administrative center of Kologrivsky District of Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Unzha River northeast of Kostroma. Population:...

, Manturovo

Manturovo

Manturovo is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River , northeast of Kostroma. Population: 22,000 .-Overview:...

 and Makaryev

Makaryev

Makaryev is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River , east of Kostroma. Population:...

are located on the Unzha River.