Turunchuk

Turunchuk
The Turunchuk River off the city of Biliaivka
Map
Native name
Location
Country Ukraine,  Moldova
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDniester River near Cioburciu
 • coordinates46°39′54″N 29°45′53″E / 46.6649°N 29.7647°E / 46.6649; 29.7647
Mouth 
 • location
Dniester River near Biliaivka
 • coordinates
46°26′44″N 30°12′22″E / 46.4456°N 30.2060°E / 46.4456; 30.2060
Length60 km (37 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKuchurhan

Turunchuk River (Romanian: Turunciuc; Ukrainian: Турунчук), also called New Dniester is a left branch of the Dniester River, which flows from Moldova to Ukraine, when inflows to the Dniester River near the city of Biliaivka. The total length of the river is 60 km, width 30 m, depth up to 6 m, in some cases up to 9 m.

Sources

  • Природа Приднестровской Молдавской Республики: Учебное пособие для учащихся 8 класса общеобразовательных школ ПМР / Сост. О. З. Лысенко. — Тирасполь, 2003. — 48 с.