Psel (river)

Psel
Psyol
The Psel near Ivnya
Psel River
Native nameПсел (Ukrainian)
Location
CountryRussia, Ukraine
Oblast
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUpstream of Prigorki, Prokhorovsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
 • coordinates51°07′58″N 36°44′52″E / 51.13278°N 36.74778°E / 51.13278; 36.74778
 • elevation247 m (810 ft)
MouthDnieper
 • location
Downstream of Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
 • coordinates
49°01′16″N 33°32′03″E / 49.02111°N 33.53417°E / 49.02111; 33.53417
Length717 km (446 mi)
Basin size22,800 km2 (8,800 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftPena, Hrun-Tashan, Hovtva
 • rightSudzha, Hrun, Khorol

The Psel or Psyol (Ukrainian: Псел; Russian: Псёл) is a river, a left tributary of the Dnieper, which flows through Russia and Ukraine.

The Psel has a length of 717 kilometres (446 mi) and a drainage basin of 22,800 square kilometres (8,800 sq mi). The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its periods of freezing range from December until the end of February to the beginning of April.