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Saksahan | |
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![]() The Saksahan in Kriviy Rih in winter | |
Native name | Саксагань (Ukrainian) |
Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
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• coordinates | 48°15′41″N 34°06′08″E / 48.2613°N 34.1022°E |
Mouth | Inhulets |
• coordinates | 47°32′06″N 33°11′45″E / 47.5351°N 33.1959°E |
Length | 144 km (89 mi) |
Basin size | 2,025 km2 (782 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Inhulets→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
The Saksahan (Ukrainian: Саксагань) is a river in Ukraine, in the southeastern part of the Dnieper Upland.[1] It is a left tributary of the Inhulets (Dnieper basin), joining the Inhulets in the city of Kryvyi Rih.
The name is derived, according to some sources, from the Turkic word Saksagan (magpie).
A village of the same name is found on the left (west) bank of the river.
The river lends its name to Saksahansky urban district of Kryvyi Rih city.[2]
The source of the river, in the modern territorial division, located by the village of Malooleksandrivka , Kamianske Raion, situated at an altitude of 140 meters above sea level. The river is 144 km long (according to some sources, it has a total length of 130 kilometers). The width of the river bed is an average of 5–15 meters, although in places it broadens to 20–40 (29 - 40) meters (watershed line - 250 km).[clarification needed]