Ust Kuloy

The Kuloy flows north through the forest country west of Totma, beginning at Lake Sonduzhskoye and eventually joining the Vaga from the right. Its course passes through lakes, wooded banks and tributary valleys before reaching the larger river. The Vaga carries its waters onward to the Northern Dvina, making the Kuloy basin part of the great network of northern Russian waterways. Villages lie along the river, separated by stretches of forest and marsh.