Besed

Besed
Location
Country	Belarus, Russia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Yershichsky District, Russia
• coordinates	53°40′06″N 32°37′20″E / 53.6684°N 32.6222°E / 53.6684; 32.6222
Mouth	Sozh River
• location	near Vietka, Belarus
• coordinates	52°37′30″N 31°08′24″E / 52.6251°N 31.1399°E / 52.6251; 31.1399
Length	261 km (162 mi)
Basin size	5,600 km2 (2,200 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sozh→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

The Besed or Biesiedź (Belarusian: Беседзь; Russian: Беседь) is a river of Belarus (Mogilev Region and Gomel Region) and Russia (Smolensk Oblast and Bryansk Oblast). It is a left-bank tributary of the Sozh River in the Dnieper basin.¹ The Besed is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi).²