Inhulets River

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Inhulets, Інгулець
Origin	Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
Mouth	Dnieper River
Basin countries	Ukraine
Length	549 km
Basin area	14,870 km²

The Inhulets (Ukrainian: Інгулець) is a river, a right tributary of the Dnieper River, which flows through Ukraine. It has a length of 549 km and a drainage basin of 14,870 km².

The Inhulets river takes its source in the Dnieper highlands in the proximaty of the city of Kirovohrad in the Ukrainian province of Kirovohrad, about 30 km away from the Dnieper river itself, with which it flows parallel to. The Inhulets then turns south, where it flows through the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv Oblasts, before finally flowing approx. 30 km east of the city of Kherson into the Dnieper.

While flowing near the city of Kryvyi Rih, the river is has created many small islands, which have a rich vegetation. However, the vegetation is impaired by the high level of contamination of the river, due to the nearby mining industry.

Important tributaries of the Inhulets river are the Saksahan and the Vysun Rivers. Cities and town located on the river include: Zaporizhzhia, the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast, Kryvyi Rih, Inhulets, and Snihurivka.

Dnieper River (Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro)
Tributaries: Drut (R) • Berezina (R) • Sozh (L) • Pripyat (R) • Teteriv (R) • Irpin (R) • Desna (L) • Stuhna (R) • Trubizh (L) • Ros (R) • Tiasmyn (R) • Supiy (L) • Sula (L) • Pslo (L) • Vorskla (L) • Samara (L) • Konka (L) • Bilozerka (L) • Bazavluk (R) • Inhulets (R)
Reservoirs: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk
Hydroelectric stations: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk