Psel (river)

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

The Psel has a length of 717 km and a drainage basin of 22800 km2. 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.

Tributaries
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Psel (from source to mouth):

Left: Ilyok, Pena (Psel), Udava, Rybytsia, Sinna, Syrovatka (river), Ustya, Lehan, Vilshanka, Budylka, Bobrava, Borovenka, Vepryk (river),  Bobryk, Tukh, Glinitsa, Bakai (river), Lyutenka, Hrun-Tashan, Hovtva, Rudka

Right: Sudzha, Porozok, Oleshnia, Sumka, Vorozhba, Mezhyrichka, Hrun, Rashevka, Vuzka, Vovnianka, Balakliyka, Khorol, Manzheliya, Omelnyk, Belichka, Bahachka, Sukhyi Kahamlyk

Settlements
Cities and towns located on the river are: Sumy, Ukraine, the administrative center of Sumy Oblast; Oboyan, Kursk Oblast, Russia; and Hadiach, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

Russia

 * Belgorod Oblast
 * Prokhorovsky District
 * Prigorki, Verkhnyaya Olshanka, Srednyaya Olshanka, Bugrovka, Beregovoye Vtoroye, Prelestnoye, Andreyevka, Vasilyevka, Yudinka, Kostroma, Vesyoly
 * Ivnyansky District
 * Olkhovatka, Cherenovo, Peschanoye, Samarino
 * Kursk Oblast
 * Oboyansky District
 * Peresyp, Semyonovka, Shipy, Znobilovka Kamynino, Goryaynovo, Afanasyevo, Oboyan, Trubezh, Anakhino, Lunino, Turovka, Gremyachka, Kartamyshevo, Shmyrevo
 * Belovsky District
 * Kurochino, Kursk Oblast, Gochevo, Strigosly, Bobrava, Loshakovka, Korochka, Peschanoye, Sukhodol, Giryi, Belitsa, Kursk
 * Sudzhansky District
 * Spalnoye, Borki, Fanseyevka, Kurilovka, Guyevo, Gornal

Ukraine

 * Sumy Oblast
 * Krasnopillia Raion
 * Zapsillya, Myropyllia, Velyka Rybytsya, Hrunivka
 * Sumy Raion
 * Bytytsya, Pushkarivka, Velika Chernechchyna, Zelenyi, Homyne, Sumy Rayon, Sumy, Barvinkove
 * Lebedyn Raion
 * Chervone, Nyzy, Patriotivka, Kerdylivshchyna, Staronove, Byshkin, Tokari, Kulyky, Kurgan, Chervlene, Prystailove, Bobrove, Lebedin Rayon, Kamyane
 * Poltava Oblast
 * Myrhorod Raion
 * Plishyvets, Duchyntsi, Brovarki, Hadiach, Velbyvka, Mali Budyshcha, Sosnivka, Rashivka, Lysivka, Mlyny, Pereviz, Mala Obukhivka, Velyka Obukhivka, Panasivka, Savyntsi, Velyki Sorochintsy
 * Shyshaky Raion
 * Malyi Pereviz, Pokrovske, Baranivka, Velykyi Pereviz, Shyshaky, Yaresky, Nyzhni Yaresky
 * Velyka Bahachka Raion
 * Psilske, Velyka Bahachka, Harnokut, Luhove, Dzyubivshchyna, Krasnohorivka, Herusivka, Balakliya, Kolosivka, Ostapye, Zapsillya, Pidhirya
 * Reshetylivka Raion
 * Sukhorabivka
 * Kremenchuk Raion
 * Popivka, Zamozhne, Manzheliya, Lamane, Plavni, Prylipka, Kyselivka, Hovtva, Zahrebellya, Yurky, Nyzhnya Manuilivka, Pisky, Knyshivka, Hunky, Ukraine, Zapsyllya, Omelnyk, Fedorenky, Kramarenky, Romanky, Onyshenky, Shcherbaky, Potoky, Pridnipryanske, Kuzmenky, Kyyashky, Dmytrivka, Horishni Plavni

Flora and fauna
The fauna on the riversides of the Psel includes hares, foxes, deer and wild boar, beavers. There are a great variety of birds, such as wild duck, gray heron. Along the riversides there are forest areas, are predominantly deciduous trees. There are also conifers on the sandy areas of the bank. There are also numerous meadows.

In the river there are about 50 species of fish such as crucian, bream, tench, roach, etc. There are also catfish, pike, perch