Kukhva

Kukhva
The Kukhva in the Pytalovsky District
Native name	Кухва (Russian) Kūkova (Latvian)
Location
Country	Latvia, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Numerne
• elevation	107 m (351 ft)
Mouth	Velikaya
• coordinates	57°22′28″N 28°09′47″E / 57.37444°N 28.16306°E / 57.37444; 28.16306
Length	106 km (66 mi)[1]
Basin size	828 km2 (320 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Velikaya→ Lake Peipus→ Narva→ Gulf of Finland

The Kukhva (Latvian: Kūkova, Russian: Кухва) is a river in Kārsava, Baltinava, and Viļaka municipalities of Latvia and in Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Velikaya. It is 106 kilometres (66 mi) long, and the area of its basin 828 square kilometres (320 sq mi).

The source of the Kukhva is Lake Numerne in eastern Latvia. The river flows north, and a stretch of it forms part of the international border between Latvia and Russia. The Kukhva further north departs from the border, crosses the northern part of Pytalovsky District of Pskov Oblast, forms the border between Ostrovsky and Pytalovsky District, turns east and crossing Ostrovsky District where it joins the Velikaya from the left. The mouth of the Kukhva is in the village of Trushki.

The drainage basin of the Kukhva comprises areas in northeastern Latvia, as well as in the north of Pytalovsky District and in the west of Ostrovsky District of Pskov Oblast in Russia.