Orzhytsya River

Orzhitsa is a river in Ukraine, within the Orzhytsya district of the Poltava region. Rights of the tributary of Sul ( Dnipro basin ). The Chronicle is called Sozhitsa ( Old Russian. Zhizha ) [1].

Description
Length 29 km (along with Rotona Orzhitsey - 127 km). The area of ​​the catchment area is 2 190 km². The slope of the river is 0.34 m / km. Valley is trough-like, width up to 3 km, depth up to 15 m. Floodplain width up to 600 m, with many lakes, in the lower reaches waterlogged. The generator is weakened, in most areas it is regulated. The average long-term water consumption of the Orzhitsa River ( Mayakivka village ) is 3.44 m³ / s. The average annual mineralization of water is about 745 mg / dm³. It is used for fish farming, water supply, irrigation, for recreation.

Location Begins near the western outskirts of Savints village. It is formed by the merger of the Gorny Orzhits and Chumgak rivers. Flows mainly to the southeast, in the hollow part - to the south. Falls Sula on the south-east of the village of Plekhov.

On the right bank of the river is the district center of Orzhitsa.

Inflows : Frog Eye, Zhorava Lake , Chumgak , Chevelch (right); Rotten Orzhitsa (left).

History On August 25, 1078, a battle took place on the banks of Sozhitsa, in which the allied army of the prince- rogue Oleg , Boris and Polovtsy broke the Russian army of Prince Vinnitsa of Chernigov [2].

Interesting Facts According to some guides, Rot Oryzitsa is not an influx of Orzhits, but only the name of the middle and upper part of Orzhitsa. In the river valley there are protected areas: Plekhovsky Reserve and Orzhitsky Reserve. In art In the work of Yevhen Hrebinka there is a tale of Rybalka, which in allegorical form refers to Orzhitsa and Sulu.