The source is north of Cape Ryzhanovka; under the name Lr Popovka flows to the east, further (Popovka ravine) to the south to the village. Popovka, from there to the mouth to the southeast. Flows into the river. Gniloy Tikich near the village. Banter. Length 25 versts. Lo s. Popovka - stream n5t, only the steep banks of the Yar Popovka and the Popovka ravine are significant (artillery will not pass).
The banks of the valley are steep and steep in places. The soil is clayey, with frequent outcrops of granite. Commanded to the village. Olkhovets is indifferent, the front bank commands further.
The width of the valley is about 30 fathoms. The soil is clay. The bottom of the valley is dry. |
The width of the river is from 1 to 5 fathoms, the depth is / arsh.. Current speed!/+—1!” foot. per second. The bottom is clayey. The banks are dry and flat. Constant crossings - 3. New crossings can be arranged in the village. Popovka and Olkhovets; the rest of the distance is hampered by the steepness of the banks of the valley, which also makes it difficult to cross the river, outside crossings and populated areas. The river freezes in November. Opens in the 2nd half of March. Spring floods are insignificant.
R. Gorny Tikich.
(Right tributary of the Tikich river).
The source is near the village. Balobanovka; to the mouth of the river Bagvy flows to the east, from there to the river. Rotten Tikich to the southeast; The flow is very tortuous. Length about 1563/41 versts.
„1) From the source to the village of Novoselki (12 versts).
The steepness of the valley banks is insignificant. Komandovane to Balobanovka metro station belongs to the right, and further to the village. Novoselki - to the lion. LBSU is more on the right bank. The width of the valley to Balobanovka is 300-400 steps away from 1/5 -3/1 verst. The soil is black soil. The valley is predominantly dry, with swampy areas.
On the river there is a mellow row of stavs; they are impassable for fording. The size of the river is insignificant. Permanent crossings—8. The construction of new crossings will not be difficult. In general, this section of the river cannot have any significance on the actions of the troops.
2) Ot s. Novoselki to the mouth of the river. Moksha swamp (10711a century).
The steepness of the banks of the valley to the mouth of the river. The canela is insignificant, both banks of the river are steep. Komandovanie belongs to the right bank from the village. Novoseki to Cape Knyazhya Krinitsa, from Voronovsky Stav to Novogrebelskaya crossing and from the mouth of the river. Farna Balka to the mouth of the river. Moksha is a swamp, the rest of the coast is dominated by the White Shore. Soil from the village. Novoselki lo s. Shulyaki—loam, from the village. Shulyaki to the mouth of the river. Farna Balka is clay with black soil, and below to the mouth of the river. Moksha is rocky.
The width of the valley ranges from 50 fathoms. up to 2 versts. The soil of the valley to the mouth of the river. Farna Balka is black soil, rocky below. To the mouth of the river Farna Balki is a swampy valley, passable in places even for single pedestrians.
The banks of the valley are partly open, only in some places there are small groves. The bottom of the valley is covered in places with reeds or bushes.
On the river, as on the previous section, there are a number of ponds. The ponds are deep and impassable. Dimensions of the river: width from 10 to 75 steps, depth from 1/3 to 5 arshins, and 500 meters and more. The banks are mostly dry and steep. Bottom to the mouth of the river. Farna Balka is muddy and marshy, below it is sandy and hard. There are 21 permanent crossings. Most of them are serviceable and will withstand artillery.
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The construction of new crossings is generally difficult. The area under consideration is generally of quite serious importance, since we can only pass along existing crossings. With the construction of new crossings, troop movements may be delayed for several hours.
3) From the mouth of the river. Moksha swamp 90 smyamya gray river. Gnilo Gikich (31'/" versts).
The banks of the valley to the village. Glubochek is steep, then up to Slyanya from the river. Rotten Tikich, the steepness of both banks is not great. The command of the banks is variable (in some cases one bank exceeds the other by 5-6 fathoms). The ground is rocky with frequent outcrops of stone. Near the village of Gordlyshevka there is an exposed rock about 20 fathoms high. The width of the valley varies from '/2. to 8 versts, but in some places it narrows to 100 fathoms. The soil of the valley is rocky. The valley is dry, deep; the banks of the valley rise above its bottom at 15-20 fathoms