Vop (river)

River in Russia
54°55′38″N 32°44′07″E / 54.92722°N 32.73528°E / 54.92722; 32.73528Length158 km (98 mi)Basin size3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi)Discharge  • average22 m3/s (780 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionDnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

The Vop (Russian: Вопь) is a river in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Dnieper. It is 158 km long, with a drainage basin of 3300 km². The average discharge is 22 m³/s.[1]

The river was the site of intense combat operations in the Smolensk region in the period July–September, 1941 as part of Operation Barbarossa.

References

  1. ^ Вопь, Great Soviet Encyclopedia


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