Sluch River (Ukraine)
For the Sluch River in Belarus, or Northern Sluch, see Sluch River (Belarus).
Sluch, Случ | |
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Sluch River near Hubkiv | |
Sluch River (shown crossing light purple region) | |
Country | Ukraine |
Basin | |
Main source | Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine |
River mouth | Horyn River |
Basin size | 13,800 km2 (5,300 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 451 km (280 mi) |
The Sluch or Southern Sluch (Ukrainian: Случ, Russian: Случь, Южная Случь, Polish: Słucz, Slovak: Sluč, Jižní Sluč) is a river, a right tributary of the Horyn River, which flows through Ukraine. It has a length of 451 km and a drainage basin of 13,800 km². The Sluch river takes its source in the Ukrainian province of Khmelnytskyi, and then flows through the Zhytomyr and Rivne oblasts, and flows briefly along the Ukrainian-Belarusian border before finally emptying into the Horyn.
Cities and towns located on the Sluch river include: Novohrad-Volynskyi, Berezne, and Sarny.
Coordinates: 51°38′15″N 26°38′45″E / 51.6376°N 26.6457°E
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