Ukhta River

Look at the Uchta from the street Uchta - Sosnogorsk

Uchta at settlement Schudajag

Uchta ( Ухта ) in the catchment area of the Pechora

The Uchta (Russian Ухта ) is a left tributary of the Ischma in the river system of the Pechora in the Republic of Komi in northwestern Russia.

The Uchta springs on the Timanrücken. It flows predominantly in the direction east-southeast into the mountains. In the lower reaches of the settlement are Uchta Schudajag, the city Uchta, and at the confluence with the Ischma the city Sosnogorsk. The Uchta has a length of 199 km. It drains an area of ​​4510 km ². Between the end of April to end of October Uchta is ice-free. The mean discharge ( MQ ) the Uchta 13 km above the mouth is 46 m³ / s During the snow melts in May, the river reached a monthly average of 175 m³ / s Important tributaries of the Uchta from left and from right Tschut Tobys.