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Lukh (river)

Coordinates: 56°13′40″N 42°24′15″E / 56.2277°N 42.4042°E / 56.2277; 42.4042
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Lukh
Lukh at Khudynskoye
Map
Native nameЛух (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthKlyazma
 • coordinates
56°13′40″N 42°24′15″E / 56.2277°N 42.4042°E / 56.2277; 42.4042
Length240 km (150 mi)
Basin size4,450 km2 (1,720 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKlyazmaOkaVolgaCaspian Sea

The Lukh (Russian: Лух) is a river in Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma (Volga's basin).[1] The length of the river is 240 km. The area of its drainage basin is 4,450 km2.[2] The Lukh freezes up in late November and breaks up in April.

An abandoned monastery in Frolishi, a view from Lukh River

The main tributaries are Pechuga, Dobritsa, Landekh, Sezukh.

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