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Notable rivers of Russia in Europe are the Volga (which is the longest river in Europe), Pechora, Don, Kama, Oka and the Northern Dvina, while several other rivers originate in Russia but flow into other countries, such as the Dnieper (flowing through Russia, then Belarus and Ukraine and into the Black Sea) and the Western Dvina (flowing ...
This category lists the rivers in Russia. For a structured list see List of rivers of Russia. Subcategories. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of ...
Moskva River in Kolomna, just upstream from its confluence with the Oka River Moskva River in central Moscow, view towards the Kremlin. The river is 473 km (294 mi) long (or 502 km (312 mi)), [10] and the area of its drainage basin is 17,600 km 2 (6,800 sq mi). [11] It has a vertical drop of 155 m (509 ft) (long-term average).
The Volga, widely seen as Russia's national river due to its historical and cultural importance, is the longest river in Europe, [23] it rises in the Valdai Hills west of Moscow and meandering southeastward for 3,510 kilometres (2,180 mi) before emptying into the Caspian Sea. Altogether, the Volga system drains about 1.4 million square ...
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It is also Europe's largest river in terms of average discharge at delta – between 8,000 m 3 /s (280,000 cu ft/s) and 8,500 m 3 /s (300,000 cu ft/s) – and of drainage basin. It is widely regarded as the national river of Russia. The hypothetical old Russian state, the Rus' Khaganate, arose along the Volga c. 830 AD. [8]
Bodies of water of Russia by federal subject (88 C). Bodies of water of the Barents Sea (1 C, 5 P) ... Rivers of Russia (12 C, 2 P) S. Seas of Russia (12 C, 16 P)
The east Slavic tribe of the Antes inhabited the Don and other areas of Southern and Central Russia. [5] [6] The area around the Don was influenced by the Byzantine Empire because the river was important for traders from Byzantium. [7] In antiquity, the river was viewed as the border between Europe and Asia by some ancient Greek geographers.