| Svapa | |||||||||||
| Name Other: | Russian: Свапа | ||||||||||
| Source1 Coordinates: | 52.3119°N 36.1281°W | ||||||||||
| Mouth Coordinates: | 51.7378°N 34.9456°W | ||||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||||||||
| Length: | 197km (122miles) | ||||||||||
| Basin Size: | 4990km2 | ||||||||||
| Progression: | Svapa → Seym → Desna → | ||||||||||
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The Svapa (ru|Свапа) is a river in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a total length of and a basin size of .[1]
In 1976, the Mikhailovskoye Reservoir was built on the Svapa River at the confluence with the Bely Nemyod. This reservoir is mainly used for agriculture in Kursk and Oryol Oblasts.[2]
In 2018, in an effort to protect the local flora and fauna, such as those listed in the Red Data Book, the area around the source of the Svapa River became designated as a natural monument.[3] There used to also be two other natural monuments along the river: "Pustosh-Koren" in Zheleznogorsky District[4] and "Artesian Spring" near the village of,[5] but they were both abolished in 2009.
The river begins near the village of, then travels west along the border between Oryol Oblast and Kursk Oblast.[6] The river passes through the town of Dmitriev, before merging into the Seym.[7]
The floodplain of the Svapa contains many swamps, and the largest massifs are concentrated in the middle and lower regions of the river.[8] The water along the river is quite clean and transparent.[1] During the winter months from November to December, the Svapa freezes up, and usually defrosts by mid-April.[8]