Psyol River

The Psel (Псёл, translit. Psyol; Псeл, Псьол, Псло, translit. Psel, Ps'ol, Pslo) is a river, a left tributary of the Dnipro River, which  flows through Russia and Ukraine.

The Psel has a length of 717 km and a drainage basin of 22800 km2. The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its periods of freezing range from the end of November till the middle of March.

Important tributaries of the river include: (R): Sudzha, Grun', and Khorol; (L): Pena, Grun'-Tashan', and Goltva.

Cities and towns located on the river are: Sumy, Ukraine, the administrative center of the Sumy Oblast; Oboyan, Kursk Oblast, Russia; and Hadyach, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

Flora and fauna
The fauna on the riversides of the Psel includes hares, foxes, deer and wild boar, beavers. There are a great variety of birds, such as wild duck, gray heron. Along the riversides there are forest areas, are predominantly deciduous trees. There are also conifers on the sandy areas of the bank. There are also numerous meadows.

In the river there are about 50 species of fish such as crucian, bream, tench, roach, etc. There are also catfish, pike, perch.