The banks of the river change very often, moving from low-lying and swampy to elevated, steeply descending into the river, and sometimes even to steep ones. The bottom of the river up to Strokov is muddy and viscous; below is sandy.
Ferry the permanent ones -—36. Many of them are quite serviceable and will withstand artillery.
In general, rЪka, the name is before s. Strokova is relatively insignificant in size, but can still serve as a significant obstacle, thanks to the marshy bottom of the valley. Below the Strokov River, it is passable only along existing crossings, but if there are a lot of river crossings and there are many points besides, it is convenient to arrange new crossings.
The frost freezing time ranges from late October to early December.
`Open—from late January to early March. During the spring flood, low areas are flooded with 560-100 fathoms.
Tributaries of the river Rastavitsa.
[fragment illegible in the scan of the first edition]
The source is southwest of the station. Kazatina. The direction of the current is east. The mouth in the cape Byflilovka. Length approx
14 ver.. Inside the dam we pass almost all the way into the ford, except for the last two miles of the lower stream, where its depth in some places is up to 1 fathom.
Crossings - 3. The tactical significance of the imBet stream is only for the last two miles.
R. Nameless.
(Lion tributary).
The source is west of Cape Yesterday. The direction of the current is southeast. The mouth of the village Trubevki. Length is about 40 meters. The average width of the river ranges from 7 to 12 ars.. Depth, excluding dams, from!/? arsh. up to 8'/› arsh. Flows in steep, loess banks. The bottom is muddy and marshy everywhere. The river valley is wet almost everywhere, and swampy above the river valleys. Stavov on rkB - 7. They are impassable for fording. There are 13 permanent crossings. Almost everything is working properly. The valley of the stream, the outer stakes and the areas closest to the stakes are passable.
According to its properties, the stream has only tactical significance in areas closest to the stakes.
[fragment illegible in the scan of the first edition]
The source of the svernfe m. Yesterday. The direction of the current is east. The mouth of Cape Povoloch. The length is about 23 ver.. The dimensions of the vnB dams are negligible. Flows in steep loess banks. The bottom is muddy. A valley with a wet bottom and gently sloping banks. Stavov—3. They are impassable for fording.
There are 6 permanent crossings. Everyone can withstand artillery.
[fragment illegible in the scan of the first edition]
R. Kamenka. (Lyuvy tributary of the Rosi River).
The source is near the village. Vasilevki. To s. Chervonaya flow to the east; from it it turns sharply to the poop. At the village Chmirovka flows into the Ros. Length 86/4 versts.
nal V a
The banks of the valley to the village. Khorlevki are barely noticeable; below they rise from s. Leatherettes shine sublime. The banks are mostly hollow, open and plowed. Sections of the river valley, as well as the river, are steep and steep sections of the banks of the valley.
The soil is loamy chernozem, and below the village. Fursy sandy loam.
The width of the valley ranges from 100 to 7150 fathoms. Up to the village. KhorlBevka, the bottom of the valley is dry, plowed, below there is a wet meadow, the grass dries up during the summer; from the village Kozhanki is swampy almost everywhere. Ground up to the village KhorlBevki - black soil, marshy below. From the village Kozhanki is a marshy black soil.
Lo s. The leather jackets are small in size.
Width from 1'arsh. up to 3 fathoms, depth 1-2 arches. Current speed 1/›-3 feet. per second. The coast to Khorlevka is dry; below is a wet meadow. The bottom is clay-sandy.
Below Kozhanka, the width ranges from 5 to 10 fathoms..., and immediately below Kozhanka the river is divided into several branches. Depth ranges from 2 to 3 ars.. Current speed 1--? foot. per second.
The river flows in low-lying swampy banks. The soil of the banks is swampy black soil. The bottom is muddy with a lot of holes.
Dam—10. The fords are impassable. The shores are the same as those of the river.
There are 25 permanent crossings. Most of them are serviceable. New crossings can be built everywhere. R$5ka to s. Parips is passable everywhere, lower down although the size increases, there are many crossings. From the village Kozhanki River is passable everywhere below the mills.
The swampiness of the valley makes it somewhat difficult to cross the valley. With the destruction of existing crossings forced, it will present significant difficulties, especially during the flood period.