The width of the river in the upper reaches is 2-3 arsch, then it expands and in some places even reaches 100 fathoms. The depth of the river is 2? and more than an arshin. Current speed is 1'/"—38 feet. per second. The lake is silty. Due to its size and the nature of the valley, r$bka can present significant difficulties for crossing into the section. Skala—m. YaZhivotov (swampy valley), m. Temev (mass of dams), village. Skibintsy-Lisnye (swampy valley). Above s. Rock and below. Skibintsy it is completely passable for crossings. Cross the river to the river -! 15, of which 13 are in difficult-to-pass sections. Most of the crossings are poorly maintained and will not withstand artillery.
R. Dairy. (Right tributary of the Ros River).
Originates near the village. Goroshkov, flow to the north and fall into the river. Ros in the village Zraiki. The length of the river is 30'/" versts. From the upper reaches to the waterfall of the river. Shenkovitsy looks like
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small stream, dolphin sizes increase to 3-4 fathoms. width and up to 3-4 arsh. depths. The bottom is muddy. The bottom of the valley is marshy everywhere.
In general, the Molochnaya River, the entire swampy valley, is suitable for cavalry and artillery! and is accessible only at crossings and fords. The rush will pass all over the place, but with great difficulty. There are 10 crossings to the river. The artillery will not last long. Brody to the mouth of the river. Shenkovitsy is everywhere; below at the village Pyatigor, between them and the village. Galayki and near the village. Galayki.
R. Shenkovitsa. (Right side of the Molochnaya river).
Start east of the village. Aleksandrovka, flows to the northwest and flows into the river. Dairy a mile north of the village. Popova.
Length about 8 versts. Dimensions are insignificant; The bottom of the stream is muddy. The valley is swampy. In general, in terms of its dimensions, it is passable, but, if you are in the swampy valley, to the west of Aleksandrovka neither cavalry nor artillery will pass through the crossings.
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Chernya stream. (Right tributary of the Ros River).
It originates in ravines near the northeastern outskirts of the village of Nikolaevka (Buda). To s. The Nastashka flows to the northeast, and the Dalfe to the northwest. Flows into the river. Ros in the village Island. Length about 25 versts.
The dimensions of the stream and dams are insignificant. The banks of the valley are high, steep and even steep in places. The bottom of the valley is swampy everywhere, covered with forests. In general, the Chernya River, due to its size, is passable everywhere, but the properties of the valley, i.e., its swampiness, and in some places the height, steepness and rockiness of the banks can cause significant difficulties.
not to allow troops to cross it. Cross-—3. Almost VSB are working. The stream freezes in late November or early December. Opens at the end of February or beginning of March.
The rest of the VsB are shallowing rivers and streams, tributaries of the river. The Ros, as well as its most significant tributaries, have almost no significance, since they are all of insignificant size and are fordable. On almost all of them, staves and swampy areas of their valleys can have little tactical significance.
Significantly, this can be expressed in the difficulty of troops crossing them in places like dams and in swampy areas of valleys.
R. Olshanka.
(Right tributary of the Dnipro river).
The source of the river is near the village. Foulbrood; from the source to the village. Vyazovok river flows to the southeast, DalBe to the village. Staroselye is almost to the north. From Staroselye to the mouth to the north-east. Flows into the river. Dn5pr near the village. Bakers. Length about 75 versts.
From the source to the village. The banks of the settlement rise from 3 to 7 fathoms. In some places the hills come right up to the banks and exceed the height by 40 fathoms. The soil of the right bank is sand; lBvogo - loam. From the village Gorodishche to the village Staroselye banks are built up, in some places covered with vegetable gardens and mowing fields.
Valley to the village The settlement is narrow, then it widens and in some places reaches 150 fathoms. In dry times the valley is accessible, but during heavy rains the bottom is swampy in places. |
The width of the river in the upper reaches is 3-9 steps; dalphe from 10 to 40 soot. Depth '/4-1 arsh. The bottom is mostly sandy, only muddy in places. Banks 1-2 ars. height, accessible in dry times.
Dam on river B-3. The wading ponds are impassable.
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