Moksha River
Russia, Penza region, Mordovia, Nizhny Novgorod region, Ryazan region
Description:
The Moksha River crosses several regions of Mordovia at the same time: Nizhny Novgorod, Penza and Ryazan. She is the right tributary of the Oka.
The river is one of the longest bodies of water in Mordovia, its total length is 656 kilometers, and the area of the catchment basin is 51,000 square kilometers. Moksha is of great industrial importance, in the mid-50s, cascades of hydroelectric power plants were built in its course. At the same time, the shipping locks were not rebuilt.
Moksha flows along the beautiful cities of Temnikov and Krasnoslobodsk, and the main decoration of its banks were two monasteries - Sanaksar and Christmas-Theotokosny. In addition, the banks of Moksha are surrounded by forests of oak groves and pines, and wide branches of willow thickets stretch close to the river.
The Moksha River is one of the main water attractions of Mordovia and is a permanent place of tourist routes. Navigation along the river begins from the village of Kadom.