The bottom is predominantly sandy and marshy.
The banks are mostly low. In the swampy areas of the valley, the furnace is overgrown with reeds. The village has ponds. Berezovka, Moshnyagi near the town of Balta, near the village. Poznanka and Jasnevo.
Constant crossings—94; Most of them are earthen or manure roads, very fragile and often flooded.
The fords open very often; There are a lot of places convenient for constructing new crossings on the section from the city of Balty to the village. Crooked Lake, there are none along the rest of the river. |
The river freezes in late November or early December. Opens at the beginning of March. The width of the spill is significant, especially in the lower part, but above the ordinary level the water rises no more than 1'/> arsh.. |
The duration of the spill is up to three weeks. In general, the Kodyma River to the city of Balta is of no importance in its dimensions, but thanks to the swampy banks of the river and the bottom of the valley, it is a serious obstacle to artillery and cavalry beyond the existing crossings.
From the town of Balta to the Koniecpol metro station there is no significance, with the exception of the Poznanka-metro station. Bobrik, where, thanks to the marshy banks, it is an obstacle to artillery and cavalry outside the existing crossings.
From Cape Konetspol to the mouth is a serious obstacle due to the significant size of the river and the deep valley with steep banks. |
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During the spring flood of the river. Kodyma is an extremely serious obstacle. Then you can cross it only on bridges in the village. Moshnyagi, in the city of Balta and in the village. Crooked Lake.
Small tributaries of the river Kodyma: Kodyma and Berezovka are making a section of the metro station Kodyma - village. Berezovka is very rugged and inconvenient for movement and strength of troops.
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R. Markovka. The source is in Markovka metro station. The mouth of the river Yalanets flows to the southwest, DalBe to the mouth of the river. Olshanki to the south, from where it turns west and, sdBlav at Vel. Kosnitsa knee to the south, flows, it is directed to the west, into the river. Lnstr. Length 59%|/1 ver. The banks of the valley are steep and steep almost throughout. Their height in some places reaches 12-18 fathoms. To the next Verbetskaya commands the left bank, Lale lo r. Yalanets right, from the river. Yalanets to the village. B. The braids are left, and below the mouth the right is again. The soil of the banks is predominantly calcareous.
The width of the valley ranges from 100 steps to one-third of a mile. The bottom of the valley is mostly wet, meadow, in places overgrown with reeds; soil-loess.
The size of the river varies: width from 2 to 95 steps, depth from 1 foot to 1 fathom. Current speed 1'/2-9 ft. per second. The bottom is mostly hard and rocky. There are 20 permanent crossings. Fords meet often.
Due to the insignificance of its size, the river presents almost no obstacle. Crossing it is possible almost everywhere. But the steepness of the banks makes it difficult to cross the existing crossings. |
The peculiarity of the river is that after rains it quickly turns into a rapid stream, crossing which is impossible.
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It opens up at the beginning of March, and the entire valley is filled with water to a width of 300-400 steps.
From the tributaries of the river. The markings of the greatest importance are: right Yalanets and left Olshanka.
R. Yalanets. The source is near the village. Ignatkovo, flows into the river. Markovka near the village. Podlfsovka; length 32 versts. The size of the river is insignificant, but the banks of the valley are so high and so steep that they can constitute an obstacle to the movement of troops and convoys across the valley.
R. Olshanka. The source is east of the village. Goryachkovka, flows into the river. Markovka near the village. Vel. Kosnitsa; length 70 versts Flow to the southwest. The dimensions are insignificant. The steep banks of the valley can pose an obstacle to the movement of convoys and troops.
The remaining tributaries of the river. Markovka have the same character as Llanep and Olshanka, but differ from them: 1) in smaller size and 9) in greater accessibility of IHE VALLEY slopes.
R. Ocnita. The source is 5 versts south of the village/Kidovka, flows into the Russian Federation Dn$str near the village of Kuzmin, length 30 versts. Flows to the south. The dimensions are insignificant. The banks of the valley are steep.