Vozha

Vozha
Vozha at Rybnoye
Native name	Вожа (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Oka
• coordinates	54.7165°N 39.6924°E / 54.7165; 39.6924
Length	103 km (64 mi)
Basin size	1,590 km^2 (610 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea

The Vozha (Russian: Во́жа) is a river in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Oka. It is 103 kilometres (64 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,590 square kilometres (610 sq mi).[1]

The town of Rybnoye is situated by the Vozha.

In August 1378, Muscovite prince Dmitry Donskoy defeated a Mongol army in the Battle of the Vozha River.

References

1. «Река ВОЖА», Russian State Water Registry