The width of the river ranges from 10 to 30 fathoms, depths: from | up to 3 fathoms. Flow speed is 8-6 feet. per second The bottom is hard and rocky. The shores are mostly low and dry. In some places they rise to 1'/› fathom and fall precipitously into the river.
There are 8 permanent crossings. Near Talnoe metro station there is a railway bridge. It is convenient to arrange new crossings near the village. Blyye Mlyny and the area from the village. Gordyshevka to Talnoe metro station In general, a section of the river from the river. The Moksha swamp to the mouth for crossing is still more difficult than the previous ones. The Gorny Tikich river freezes at the end of November, opens up, and freezes at the end of February or early March. The spring floods are not great, only about a yard above the orlinar. |
To the Tikich Soborovsuy stream, r. Gorny Tikich receives thirteen streams on its left side, which have no significance.
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(The left tributary of the Gorny Tikich river}..: u. | Source 3 versts west of the village of Soborovka, from the junction of two insignificant streams. To Soborovka flow to the east and further, to Yushkovtsy to the north, from there to the southeast; mouth at the village Yatskowitz. Length 92 versts. Due to the insignificance of the dimensions from the sources to the village. Soborovka (before the start of the artificial ponds) the river is not a serious obstacle, lower down to the mouth of the entire swampy valley it is difficult to force the river beyond the crossings, and from Japkowitz to the mouth it is even impossible. In addition, a number of posts in this area turn the crossings into open fields, facilitating their defense. However, the abundance of crossings (20) is facilitated on the other side and the river is forced. Spills on p5kB are minor. The river freezes at the end of November; opens at the end of February or beginning of March. The tributaries of the Tikich Soborovsky are insignificant in size, but their valleys are almost all with steep slopes, which makes it difficult to force them.
R. Burty. (Lion tributary of the Gorny Tikich river5).
Source n$fskolko severnje s. Bastecno, flows southwest; mouth at the village Okhmatov. Length 16 versts. The size of the market is insignificant. The valley is swampy, passable by infantry in open formation. For artillery and cavalry it is passable only along crossings, of which there are 8. Construction of new crossings is difficult.
R. Canela.
(Right tributary of the Gorny Tikich river).
A settlement of two streams is formed near the village of Botvinovka; to s. Krasnostavka flows to the east, further to the north; usts; With. Green horn. Length 24*/3 verst.
Rbka is a series of unwalkable ford posts. The valley is swampy, almost impassable. Crossing the river and crossings is not possible. There are only 2 crossings? and he's bad. A new crossing can only be arranged between the village. Popovka and M. Justin. Tributaries of the Canela
— 100 are insignificant, but their valleys are steep and in this regard THEY ARE not any difficulty for the movements of the TROOPS.
R. Yatran. (Right tributary of the Sinyukha river).
The source is in the village. Tomashevka. To s. Gorodnitsa does not flow southeast, far to the village. Stepkovka to the north-east, from where to the mouth of the river. Babanki to the east, further to the village. Ostrovetsl to the southeast, from the point to the village. Davydovka to the south, further from the mouth to the east; the mouth is slightly lower than the village. Ternovka. Length 94'/" versts, in a straight line from the source to the mouth
441/ь versts.
Due to their steepness, the banks of the valley can impede the movement of artillery in areas: from the village. Gorodnitsy to the village. Zayachkovo and from the village. Distillation to the mouth. Commanded: regulated variable. From the source to the village. The Chernovod valley is not expressed at all. The soil is black soil. To the area from the village. Distillation to the mouth and especially below the village. There are rocky outcrops here and there. The width of the valley from the source to the village. Gorolnitsa and from the mouth of the river. Umanki to the village. Distillation 150-200 soots. The rest of the distance 20-60 soots. Up to the mouth of the Umanka River, the valley is predominantly swampy, but not dry. Soil - black soil; Here and there you come across rock outcrops.