Uzh River (Northern Ukraine)
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For the Uzh river in the Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine and the Michalovce District of Slovakia, see Uzh River.
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| Origin | Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine |
| Mouth | Pripyat River |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Length | 256 km |
| Basin area | 8,080 km² |
The Uzh (Ukrainian: Уж) is a river, a right tributary of the Pripyat, which empties into the Kiev Reservoir, in Ukraine. It takes its source in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine, and then flows briefly near the delta of the Berezina River. The Uzh then flows near the city of Chornobyl of Kiev Oblast, into the Pripyat River.
Its length is 256 km and its drainage basin is 8,080 km². The length of the river's valleys are 1-7 km long, and the length of its channels are about 5-40 km. The river takes its source form the spring thaws. It freezes over in the winter, only thawing in late March, from which it takes much of its water supply.
The city of Korosten is located on the Uzh river.
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