Rohachyk

The Rohachyk river (Ukrainian: Рогачик) is a left tributary of the Dnieper river in Kherson oblast, Ukraine. It has a length of 41 km. The river valley is up to 200 m wide. The width is generally 5 m. There are several ponds on the river. It names derives from a Ukrainian word for the "horn" as the river is winding.[1].

Rohachyk
Location
CountryUkraine
Physical characteristics
MouthDnieper
 • coordinates
47.321°N 34.0286°E / 47.321; 34.0286
Length41 km (25 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

The Rohachyk river rises in the southern outskirts of the Verkhniy (Upper) Rohachyk village. It flows through the territory of the Verkhniy Rohachyk raion of the Kherson region. The mouth area of the river 7 km in length creates Nyzhniy (Lower) Rohachyk estuary which is separated from the Dnieper by Kakhovka Reservoir dam.

There are three unnamed left tributaries.

The river flows through such towns and villages as: Verkhniy (Upper) Rohachyk, Novooleksiyivka, Trudovyk, Zoria, Heorhiyivka, Oleksiyivka, Prolatariy.

References
  1. Знайомі незнайомці: походження назв поселень України. Либідь, 2001
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