There are 11 permanent crossings. Most of them are bridges. Luchpiya crossings: highway bridge on highway 7 Zhitomir-Brest and bridge on highway 7 Kitomr-Chudnov. The construction of new crossings may be difficult due to the height and steepness of the valley banks. Fords are frequent. Kamenka freezes at the end of November or beginning of December. Opens at the end of February or beginning of March. Spills can be significant; most of the fords are closed. Chalk. dams are flooded.
R. Kamenka from its origins to its village. Meerka is passable almost everywhere in dry times, but in wet times and in floods, due to the swampiness of the valley and rising waters, it is passable only on bridges. Below, despite minor expansions, the river. Kamenka presents a serious obstacle to the movement of troops due to the swampiness of the valley near the village of Sokolova Gora and the steepness of the banks of the valley along the rest of its length. The crossings can only be made by hunting.
R. Myka. Left tributary of the river 'Grouse.
The source is in the village. High; the general direction of the current is above the latitude. The middle is to the east, below this _ village to the north. Length 386 versts.
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The banks are mostly flat, but the right one is steep at the confluence of the river. Pig Meadow, and both banks are below the village of Seredinka.
The soil is sandy loam or sandy. Both berets are predominantly open.
The width of the valley ranges from 20 to 250 fathoms. The soil is sandy loam with some chernozem.
The nature of the valley is dry, meadow, covered with hundreds of bushes and here and there reeds; a swampy area, passable only on foot, near the Berezovskaya mill and below to the village of Ivanovka.
The width of the river varies from 1 to 15 steps, the depth from 1/4 to 3 arshins, and in pits even more. The speed is current!i '|—1 foot. per second. |
The banks of the river, with a height of 1/2 to 8 arshins above the water, are steep in places. The bottom is mostly sandy. There are stations in almost every locality. The fords are impassable. There are 14 permanent crossings. Most are earthen dams; They are poorly maintained and will not withstand artillery. Olin bridge in Radomysl on the highway, it is kept in order. Construction of new crossings is possible everywhere. The river freezes in November. Opens in March. During floods, which last about a week, the entire valley is flooded with water; The fords are closing all the time.
The river Myka to the village of Seredinka is passable at many points; there are no fords below this village.
Crossing the ford in the sections Gumenniki - Staroseltsy and Mineiki - Ivanovka is made difficult by the viscosity of the river bottom, and in the later section, in addition, by the swampiness of the valley bottom.
R. Pig Meadow. Right tributary of the river Myka.
The source is near the village. Heathers; the general direction of the current is east. Length 24'/" verst.
The command belongs predominantly to the right bank, which is mostly steep. The left bank is flat. Both banks are open. The soil is loamy.
Width of the valley to the village. Studenica 1-3 versts, below 15-60 fathoms. The valley is mostly dry. The width of the river is 1-8 steps, the depth is '!/4-2 arshins. Shores to the village. Studenica is low, swampy, below it rises by 1-11/5, and in places by 5 arshins. The descent into the river is steep. Bottom to s. Studenica is viscous, sandy below, hard. There are three stakes, they are impassable for fording.
There are 10 permanent crossings. Of these, half are suitable for artillery crossing. There are many Brodys. New crossings can be arranged everywhere.
The Russian Federation freezes at the beginning of December or late November. Opens in March. Spills are minor. Their duration is about 2 weeks.
Vn dam the river. Svina-Luzhka is a weak obstacle to the movement of troops, and then only below the village of Tesnovka.
R. Bystryevka. Left tributary of the river Myka.
The source of the west of the village. Bizhev; the general direction of the current is to the east. Length 84 versts.
Command along the entire length belongs to the left bank of the valley. Both banks are flat, sandy and mostly open. Forests are found only in the form of small groves.
The width of the valley is up to 1/3 verst. The valley is meadow, dry, swampy in some places, but passable everywhere. Chernozem soil.