Vorskla River

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Vorskla Ворскла
Vorskla in Poltava
Origin	Belgorod Oblast, Russia
Mouth	Dnieper, Ukraine
Basin countries	Russia, Ukraine
Length	464 km
Basin area	14,700 km²

The Vorskla River (Russian: Ворскла; Ukrainian: Ворскла, Polish: Worskla, German: Hureanus), located in Russia and northeastern Ukraine, is a south-flowing tributary of the Dnieper River.

An ancient fort, thought to be Gelonos, is on the Vorskla south of Okhtyrka. In 1399, the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area. In 1709, the city of Poltava, on the banks of the Vorskla River, was besieged by Charles XII.

It has a length of 464 km, a basin area of 14,700 km² and is mostly navigable between its delta and Kobelyaky.

Tributaries of the river are: (Right): Vorsklytsia, Boromlya, (Left): Merlo, Kolomak, and Tahamlik.

Large cities located on the river are: Poltava, the capital of the Poltava Oblast, Okhtyrka and Kobeliaky.

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Tributaries¹	Drut Berezina Sozh Pripyat Horyn Sluch Ubort Teteriv Irpin Desna Stuhna Trubizh Ros Tiasmyn Supiy Sula Pslo Vorskla Samara Konka Bilozerka Bazavluk Inhulets Zolotonoshka River

Reservoirs	Chernobyl Reservoir Dnieper Dniprodzerzhynsk Kakhovka Kaniv Kiev Kremenchuk

Hydroelectric stations	Dnieper Dniprodzerzhynsk Kakhovka Kaniv Kiev Kremenchuk

Canals	North Crimean Dnieper - Donbas Main Kakhovka Magistrale Dnieper - Kryvyi Rih Dnieper - Inhulets

¹ Italics indicate left tributaries

Coordinates: 48°54′15″N 34°07′18″E / 48.90417°N 34.12167°E / 48.90417; 34.12167

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