On the highway from Kitomr to Berdichev there is a dam with a bridge length. 170 steps, wide 12 steps. Dam length 210 steps. Both the dam and the bridge are well maintained.
At the village Stanishovka dam with a railway bridge, for the narrow-gauge railway Zhitomr-Berlichev.
In m5stechkB Korostyshev highway bridge length. 50 and wider 3 fathoms, the bridge is in excellent condition.
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‘Grouse’ freezes at the end of November or at the beginning of December.
Opens in March.
There are no big spills.
The construction of new crossings is possible almost everywhere where the river valley is dry; In places, as mentioned above, the construction of crossings can be difficult due to the height and steepness of the banks.
Right tributaries of Teterev.
R. Teterevka. The source is near the village. Sm5ly.
The general direction of the current is to Cape Yanushpol to the north-east, and further to the north-west. Length 3813/4 versts. The width of the rib is 2-6 steps, below the next. Yanushpol 15 steps. The depth of the inner dam is 1-3'/" ft. The current is weak. The bottom is viscous; the banks, with a height of 1 to 1'/>arsh., are mostly swampy. Dams are common. It is impassable to ford.
The banks of the valley are mostly hollow; with few exceptions they are overgrown with forest. The soil of the banks up to the village of Galevka is loam, below it is sandy loam.
The width of the valley ranges from 30 fathoms. up to 2 versts. The soil is clayey. The valley is very swampy almost along its entire length; from the village of Volitsa to the mouth it is overgrown with weeds, which sometimes form a difficult-to-pass bowl. There are 9 mill dams, most of them cannot withstand artillery fire.
In general, the Teterevka River in dry times and its dams is passable for photography almost everywhere, and for cavalry in places. During floods and low waters, due to the swampy valley, the river is passable only along existing crossings.
R. Rottenfifth.
The source is near the village. Cloud; flows northeast to the village. Kumanovka, further to the village. Nizhnyaya Rudnya to the north-west, down to the mouth, near the village of Vily, to the north-east. The length of the river is 93 versts.
1) From the source to Cape Makhnovka (13'/4 verst). The height and steepness of the banks are insignificant; the banks are higher between the northernmost points. Tucha and Kumanovka. Command the right bank. Priming. chernozem, mbstami with an admixture of clay. The banks are almost completely open.
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The width of the valley is 40–70 fathoms. Black soil with clay. Marshy areas are insignificant. The width of the rfka ranges from 1 to 20 steps, the depth from '/4 to 1.5 arsh., the current is weak.
The banks are generally solid, but sometimes low-lying and sticky.
There are dams in almost every settlement.
The dams are impassable for fording.
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2) Ot m. Makhnovka d0 s. Nizhnyaya Rudnya (53}'" ver.). Above s. Skraglovka, the height and steepness of the banks of the valley are insignificant, below the valley is very pronounced, the height of the banks is 8-20 fathoms, the steepness is significant.
The soil above the village. Skraglyuvka chernozem with an admixture of clay, lower loam; subsoil - rock.
Above Skraglyuovka there are small groves on both banks. Below, the shores are icy.
The width of the valley ranges from 40 fathoms. up to 1 mile.
The soil of the valley above the village. Skraglyuvka is chernozem with clay, below it is loam, the subsoil is rock.
Above s. The Skraglovka valley is narrow, open, and wooded below.
Below Brodetsky and below 7KZhezhelevo the valley is swampy and difficult to access. The right side of the valley between the s.s. is more passable. Verkhnyaya Rudnya and Voronenka.
The width of the rfka ranges from 1 to 150 steps, the depth from '/4 to 5 arshins. Current speed is 1-2 feet. per second. The bottom is mostly muddy with a lot of algae. The banks are also mostly swampy and low, but in places there are elevated and rocky areas, for example, near the village. Medvdovka, Bystrik.
There are many dams in the area under consideration.
The VSB fords are impassable. |
In general, the river is passable immediately below the crossings. The swampy valley of the river can hamper the movement of troops, especially after rains.