Mezen River
| Mezen Russian: Мезень |
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| Country | Russia |
| Basin features | |
| River mouth |
Mezen Bay, White Sea 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin size | 78,000 square kilometres (30,000 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 857 km (533 mi) |
| Discharge |
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Coordinates: 65°59′10″N 44°03′45″E / 65.98611°N 44.06250°E
The Mezen (Russian: Мезень) is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. It is 857 kilometres (533 mi) long, and the area of its basin 78,000 square kilometres (30,000 sq mi). The principal tributaries of the Mezen are the Bolshaya Loptyuga River (left), the Pyssa River (left), the Mezenskaya Pizhma River (right), the Sula River (right), the Kyma River (right), the Vashka River (left), the Kimzha River (left), and the Pyoza River (right).
The river basin of the Mezen comprises vast areas in the east and north-east of Arkhangelsk Oblast and in the west of the Komi Republic. The town of Mezen, the urban type settlements of Usogorsk and Kamenka, as well as the administrative center of Udorsky District, the selo of Koslan all are located on the banks of the Mezen. The administrative center of Leshukonsky District, the selo of Leshukonskoye, is located on the Vashka River several kilometers upstream from the colfluence of the Vashka and the Mezen and is connected with the right bank of the Mezen by a ferry crossing.
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