Tolshma River

Coordinates: 59°38′52″N 42°13′23″E / 59.64778°N 42.22306°E

Tolshma
Russian: Толшма
Mouth Sukhona
Basin countries Russia
Length 157 km (98 mi)[1]
Basin area 1,540 square kilometres (590 sq mi)[1]

The Tolshma (Russian: Толшма) is a river in Soligalichsky District of Kostroma Oblast and Totemsky District of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Sukhona River. The river is 157 kilometres (98 mi) long. The area of its basin is 1,540 square kilometres (590 sq mi). The principal tributary is the Yelshma River (right).

The basin of the Tolshma lies in the western part of the Northern Ridge chain of hills, which separates the basins of the Sukhona and the Kostroma Rivers, and thus the basins of the White and the Caspian Seas. The source of the Tolshma is located in the north of the Kostroma Oblast, northwest of the town of Soligalich. The Tolshma flows to the northwest, sharply turns to the northeast, enters Vologda Oblast, accepts the Yelshma from the right and turns northwest again. The mouth of the Tolshma is located in the selo of Krasnoye.

On July 15, 1929 Tolshmensky District with the center in the selo of Krasnoye[2] was established. On July 30, 1931 it was abolished, and its area was divided between Shuysky and Totemsky Districts. The name of the district originated from the Tolshma.[3]

The Tolshma was used for timber rafting until the 1990s.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Толшма. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Кузнецов, А.В. (1997). Русские топонимы Тотемского края. In: Тотьма: Краеведческий альманах. Вып. 2. Старинные города Вологодской области (in Russian). Вологда: Русь. pp. 37–83. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917-1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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