Native name Russian: Кулой Basin size 3,300 km (1,300 sq mi) Discharge 8.74 m³/s Mouth Vaga River | River mouth Vaga Length 206 km Basin area 3,300 km² Country Russia | |
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The Kuloy (Russian: Кулой) is a river in Totemsky and Verkhovazhsky Districts of Vologda Oblast and Velsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Vaga River. The length of the river is 206 kilometres (128 mi). The area of its basin 3,300 square kilometres (1,300 sq mi). Its main tributaries are the Sivchuga River (left) and the Kolenga River (right).
The source of the Kuloy is in the Lake Sonduzhskoye north-west of the town of Totma. It flows north, then turns east, flows through Glubokoye Lake and then turns north again. This is a swampy area without any villages on the river banks. Approximately at the border with Tarnogsky District the Kuloy exits the swamps. The first village (on the left bank) is Rogna, which was the starting point for timber rafting. Downstream of Rogna, the river valley is populated. Downstream of the mouth of the Kundeba, the Kuloy turns north-west and eventually enters Arkhangelsk Oblast. There, Kuloy River accepts two of its biggest tributaries: the Sivchuga from the left and the Kolenga from the right. Downstream of the mouth of the Kolenga, the Kuloy sharply turns west. The mouth of the Kuloy is close to the village of Shulepovskaya.
The urban-type settlement of Kuloy is actually not located on the Kuloy River, but rather about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the river.
The Kuloy River was used for timber rafting until the 1990s.