Lo s. The stone ford of the river flows like a small ditch. Below the width is 9-18 steps. The depth above the village of Peremezhye is insignificant, below the fords of the river and open only in dry times. The bottom is mostly sandy. Stavov—4. Their depth is no more than 8 arsh. The bottom is viscous. There are 5 permanent crossings. The aircraft are in good working order and will withstand artillery fire. The bridge near the village of Pilipovichi is broken.
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The dam inside represents a weak obstacle to the movement of troops, and even then only below the village of Peremezhye.
R. Irsha. Left tributary of the river Black grouse.
Source near the village. Ivanovichi; to s. The Hornets flows to the northeast, and along the rest of its length it flows almost directly to the east. Length 118 versts.
Komandovane to the village of Stariki belongs mainly to the right bank of the valley, below the peremefnoye. The banks of the valley are mostly flat, but there are steep areas inaccessible to cavalry and artillery. Priming
The banks to the village of Stariki are predominantly loam, below which there is sand or sandy loam. The shores are listsy. The width of the valley ranges from 50 steps to 2 versts. The character of the valley is dry, meadow with small swampy areas.
The width of the river ranges from | up to 30 arshins, depth from '/z to 3 arshins. Leak rate 1'/2-3 ft. in a second. The bottom is mostly sandy. The banks are narrower and fuller. There are dams at almost every settlement; they are impassable for fording. There are many fords on the river, in fact it is fordable almost everywhere. There are 28 permanent crossings. Most of them are working. Near Pinyazevichi across the r$fka there is a railway bridge Kovelskaya lisha Yu.-3. LJ. etc. The construction of new crossings does not present any difficulties.
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Opens in March.
High water lasts for 10-14 days. During the flood, the fords are closed and the dams are flooded.
In the summer, Irsha is passable almost everywhere, and the military significance of the Russian Federation is negligible.
Difficulty for movement! I can only imagine the swampy areas of the valley from the village. Chepovichi to the village. Settlement; for the rest of the length they are easy to get by.
R. Trostyanitsa. Right tributary of the river Irshi.
The source is 3 versts south of the village of Mokryanshchina. To the village of Rudnya, Fasovskaya flows to the north-east, to the village of Saly to the east, then to the north-east, sometimes strongly deviating from this direction. Length 52 versts. The command of the banks of the valley is variable, but in the middle reaches it most often belongs to the right bank. The banks are sharply defined and steep from the village. Fasova to Rudnya, the rest of the length is mostly flat. Forests, for the most part, are found in isolated groves. Lo s. The Fasova Valley is wet, inaccessible, and in some places overgrown with bushes. From Fasov to Rudnya Sychevskaya it is dry and meadow. At the estuary the area is swampy.
The width of the rbka ranges from 1 to 9 steps. Depth 1 to 5 feet. The flow speed is 1'/"—3 feet. in seconds: lu. The lake is predominantly sandy; to the section Korytishche - Stone ford muddy. The shores are solid, on dry land they rise above the water by 1/2 arsh., sloping steeply into the water. Constant crossings - 14. Some of them are quite serviceable. There are many Brodys. Construction of new crossings is difficult. The p5ka freezes in November and opens in March. Due to its insignificant dimensions at the usual water level of the river. Trostyanitsa has no military significance.
R. Zdvizh. (Right tributary of the Teterev River).
The river Zdvizh enters the area near the village of Yurova and flows along the river, meandering very strongly, to the village of Krasny Rog to the north-east, and for the rest of its length straight to the north, for a length of 81 versts. Commander of the banks of the valley: near the village of Yurov and below the mouth of the river. Pochepin to the village of Rudnya Dymerskaya commands the left bank, the rest of the length is the right bank. The height of the banks along the riverbed is 1/-4 fathoms. Below the village of Vakhovka, both banks decrease and are lost in swamps. The banks are mostly flat, but there are areas that are steep and difficult to reach for artillery. The soil is sandy loam. The right bank is flat almost along its entire length, although the left bank is also flat, but there are areas of open terrain on it more often.