Turiya (river)

The Turiia ^[1](Ukrainian: Турія) is a river in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It is a right tributary of the Pripyat. It is 184 kilometres (114 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,800 square kilometres (1,100 sq mi).^[2]

Turiia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Pripyat
• coordinates	51°47′40″N 24°51′36″E
Length	184 km (114 mi)
Basin size	2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	9 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Pripyat→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

Description

Location

Turiia in the city of Kovel

The river Turiia originates on the northern slopes of the Volhynian Upland at an altitude of more than 250 m, near the village of Zaturtsi, Volodymyr district, Volyn Oblast. It flows through the Polesian Lowland to the northwest to the Volyn Range [uk], then turns northeast and in the middle and lower reaches flows north. It flows into the Pripyat to the northwest of the village of Shchytyn.^[3][4]

Characteristics

The length of the river is 184 km, the basin area is 2900 km². The valley is mainly trapezoidal, its width is up to 2 km. In the lower reaches, the valley widens, becomes indistinct. The floodplain extends in width from 0.3-0.8 km in the upper reaches to 3–4 km near the mouth. Almost throughout the floodplain there is high marshland. There are old trees in the floodplain. The riverbed is winding, with meanders, deepened and widened for 45 km. The width of the river is from 8–10 m to 25 m (on the flats and in the deepened areas). The slope of the river is 0.37 m/km.^[5][6]

The river Turiia is fed by groundwater of the Cretaceous horizon and atmospheric precipitation.^[7] The river basin is largely forested. About 20% of the basin is meliorated by canals.^[8]

There is a reservoir in the city of Kovel within the river, with a water surface area of 54.8 ha, a volume of 1.27 million m³.^[9]

Climate

The climate of the region is moderately continental: winter is mild, with unstable frosts; summer is warm, not hot. Most often, comfortable weather is observed in the summer months. The formation of stable snow cover is noted in the second decade of December.^[10][11]

Freezes in December, thaws at the end of March.^[1] The mineralization of the river water near Kovel is on average 391 mg/dm³ in the spring flood; 458 mg/dm³ in the summer-autumn low tide; 569 mg/dm³ in the winter low tide.^[12][13]

Nature protection

The ecosystem of the lower reaches of the river is protected in the Tursky hydrological reserve of local significance.^[14]

The territory of the Turia outflow belongs to the hydrological natural monument of local importance "The Outflow of the Turia River" of the Lokachynskyi district of the Volyn region.^[15]

Settlements

The village of Turiysk and the city of Kovel are located above the Turiia. It flows through Volodymyrskyi district, Kovelskyi district, Kamin-Kashyrskyi district of Volyn region.^[16]