Vovcha | |
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Native name | Вовча (Ukrainian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia,Ukraine |
Region | Belgorod Oblast,Kharkiv Oblast |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | nearVolchya Alexandrovka |
• coordinates | 50°31′3″N37°37′8″E / 50.51750°N 37.61889°E /50.51750; 37.61889 |
Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 50°17′11″N36°51′18″E / 50.28639°N 36.85500°E /50.28639; 36.85500 |
Length | 88 km (55 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi)[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Donets→Don→Sea of Azov |
Vovcha (Ukrainian:Вовча,Russian:Волчья) is an 88 km (55 mi) long left tributary of theDonets in theBelgorod Oblast ofRussia andKharkiv Oblast inUkraine.
Its source is in Belgorod Oblast, near theRussian-Ukrainian border, near the village ofVolchya Alexandrovka.[2] It flows in a predominantly westerly direction. The confluence with the Donets is near the city ofVovchansk.