Kostroma River

Position of Kostroma ( Кострома ) in the catchment area of the Volga

The Ipatios Monastery at the former mouth of the Kostroma in the Volga

The Kostroma (Russian Кострома ) is a left tributary of the Volga River in the European part of Russia. It rises east of the village Soligalitsch Knjadschewo ( Kostroma Oblast ) in the Galitscher heights. Your upper reaches is still very narrow and winding, by the numerous tributaries but their width grows quickly to 30-40 m. From Bui, the second largest city on the river, which is navigable Kostroma.

The Kostroma is mainly fed by snowmelt, here the outflow increases to values ​​up to 1,600 m³ / s. To guard against floods dams were built on the lower reaches. In the last 50 km of the estuary the Kostroma marks the boundary between the Oblast of Kostroma and Yaroslavl Oblast.

Before the construction of the dam Gorkier she led the Ipatios Monastery in the city of Kostroma in the Volga. Due to the damming of the Volga she lost the tributaries Sot and Mesa, which is now open directly into the reservoir.

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