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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 ...
The Moskva [1] (Russian: река Москва, Москва-река, Moskva-reka) is a river that flows through western Russia.It rises about 140 km (90 mi) west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow.
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]
The Don (Russian: Дон, romanized: don) is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire.
Below Uralsk, there is another reservoir and the Kushumsky channel. The river is navigated up to Uralsk and there is a port in Atyrau. [18] [33] Fishery is well developed; the commercial fish species include sturgeon, perch, herring, bream, carp and catfish. [20] The delta of Ural River accounts for about half of the fish catchment in ...
Siberian rivers can be very crooked. Dates usually refer to the foundation of the first Russian settlement. A continuous chain of populated places along the Angara, Ilim, and Lena rivers in 1773. Over the Urals: From the Volga River, up the Kama to Perm (1472), then up the Chusovaya River, or the Vishera (see Cherdyn Route). The Urals here are ...
Category: Rivers of Russia by federal subject. 23 languages. ... Rivers of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (2 C, 17 P) Rivers of Yaroslavl Oblast (12 P) Z.