Vel River (Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Vel River (Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Infobox River
river_name = Vel


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mouth = Vaga River at Velsk
basin_countries = Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia
length = convert|223|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on
elevation =
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discharge = 47.7 m³/s
watershed = 5,390 km²

Vel ( _ru. Вель) is a river in Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vaga (in the basin of the Northern Dvina). It is 223 km in length. The drainage basin is 5,390 km² and the average discharge is 47.7 m³/s.

Its main tributaries are the Podyuga and the Shonosha. The Vel has its sources in the bogs south of the settlement of Konosha. The river flows in a generally easterly direction. The town of Velsk is situated at the Vel's confluence with the Vaga River.


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