Location The river Turiia originates on the northern slopes of the
Volhynian Upland at an altitude of more than 250 m, near the village of Zaturtsi,
Volodymyr Raion,
Volyn Oblast. It flows through the
Polesian Lowland to the northwest to the , then turns northeast and in the middle and lower reaches flows north. It flows into the
Pripyat to the northwest of the village of
Shchytyn.
Characteristics The length of the river is 184 km, the basin area is 2900 km². The valley is mainly trapezoidal, its width is up to 2 km. In the lower reaches, the valley widens, becomes indistinct. The floodplain extends in width from 0.3-0.8 km in the upper reaches to 3–4 km near the mouth. Almost throughout the floodplain there is high marshland. There are old trees in the floodplain. The riverbed is winding, with meanders, deepened and widened for 45 km. The width of the river is from 8–10 m to 25 m (on the flats and in the deepened areas). The slope of the river is 0.37 m/km. The river Turiia is fed by groundwater of the Cretaceous horizon and atmospheric precipitation. The river basin is largely forested. About 20% of the basin is meliorated by canals. There is a reservoir in the city of Kovel within the river, with a water surface area of 54.8 ha, a volume of 1.27 million m3.
Climate The climate of the region is moderately continental: winter is mild, with unstable frosts; summer is warm, not hot. Most often, comfortable weather is observed in the summer months. The formation of stable snow cover is noted in the second decade of December. Freezes in December, thaws at the end of March.
Nature protection The ecosystem of the lower reaches of the river is protected in the Turiia hydrological reserve of local significance. The territory of the Turia outflow belongs to the hydrological natural monument of local importance "The Outflow of the Turiia River" of the Volyn Oblast. == Settlements ==