— The soil of the valley to the village of Antonovichi is loamy, below it is swampy, except for the area from the village of Kamenka to “Lug Shirina”, where there are also loamy areas. Up to the village of Antonovichi the valley is a dry meadow, below to the village of Ka-Nenka there is an open swamp, passable only for fishing in loose formation; from the village of Kamenka to “Lug’ Shirina” there is a dry meadow, overgrown with grass, and below there is a swamp, passable only by PBhota in loose formation. Lsa are located below the village. Charioteer.
The width of the r$fka ranges from 8 to 15 steps, the depth from '/? up to 3 arshins. Current speed is 1-3 feet. per second.
The bottom of the rfka to L. Voznichi is viscous, below it is sandy.
The banks are low, dry, swampy in places and overgrown with bushes; they dry out in the summer, but in the spring they become muddy to the extent of |-2 arsh. in depth. Dam at rbkb-8. All the fords are impassable.
There are 9 permanent crossings. Sun mill earthen dams. Durable construction only in the village of Nizhnyaya Rudnya. There are enough Brodys.
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° The river freezes in late November or early December. Opens in mid-March. Spills can be quite significant.
In dry times. Slavechna obstacles are insignificant. After heavy rains and during the spring flood, due to the swampiness of the banks and valleys, it is accessible only in places for hunting.
R. Uzh. (right tributary of the Pripyat River).
The source is near the village. Earless. To the mouth of the river Bastova flows to the north, to the village. ’Tarasy to the southeast, lo. the village of Rudnya Ilyinskaya to the east, to the village of Veresnya to the southeast, further to the confluence with the river. Pripyat, near Chernobyl metro station, on the Northeast. The flow is extremely tortuous. Length 239 versts.
]) The area from the source near the village of Ushichno to 0 s. Bulk (40 ver.)
The command of the banks of the Lolina is insignificant and it is appropriate to live either on the right or on the left bank. Their height is not 3-1 fathoms; both banks are flat. The soil is sandy loam, with a lot of loam. The forests have been almost completely cut down.
The width of the valley ranges from 85 to 200 steps.
The valley is dry and accessible in nature. There are few swampy areas and they are insignificant in size.
From the source to the village. The size of the river is insignificant, but there are many rather deep holes.
Ot s. Nedflishche to the village. The width of the beam ranges from 8 to 45 steps. Depth '/' up to 8 arshins Current speed 1'/' ft. per second.
The bottom is hard, sandy, and here and there you can find some patches!
The banks are dry, flat and accessible everywhere. The height of the banks is from */1 to 3 arshins. There are 10 permanent crossings, of which 7 are bridges and 8 are earthen dams. Most of the crossings are serviceable and durable. Construction of new crossings is possible everywhere.
2) Ot s. Bulk up to x. Rassokhovsky (79 versts").
The command of the banks of the valley is overwhelming, m5stami indifferent. The steepness of the banks is generally insignificant. Nai: most steep places from the village of Pugachevka to metro Ushomir, near metro Iskorost and near the village. Mezhirichka. |
Both banks along the length are covered with forest. Pugachevka and the right bank from the mouth of the river. Oleshnya to x. Rassokhovsky.
The width of the valley ranges from 100 to 450 steps. Sometimes it narrows greatly - near the village of Chelovka there are 80-40 steps, and the speed drops to zero.
The valley floor is an open, dry meadow. There are few wet areas and they are small in size.
— The width of the rfka ranges from 15 to 50 steps. Depth! up to 3 arshins. In the pits it reaches up to 9 arshins. The speed is flowing! I '/»—1 foot. per second.
Eno is predominantly hard and sandy. |
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® The banks are dry, flat and accessible everywhere. Their height is from \ to 2 arsh. over the water.
° Dam on the site—5. In brol it is impassable. There are 33 permanent crossings, of which one is a railway crossing at Cape Iskorost, 3 wooden bridges, 15 earthen dams, 3 stone dams and | ferry. Most artillery crossings will survive. It crosses the fords almost everywhere. It is most convenient to arrange new crossings near populated areas. |
3) Section from x. Rassokhovsky to x. Novye Mlyn ($115 verst).