Malaya Ilesha

The Malaya Ilesha winds through the northern forests on the watershed between the Northern Dvina and the Mezen. After receiving the Pinegskaya Yontala it becomes known simply as the Ilesha, and eventually joins the Pinega from the right. Its waters thus reach the Northern Dvina and the White Sea. Forest and marsh separate the river's upper reaches from the larger settlements of the Dvina valley, while its winding course connects the streams of this remote inland country.