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A few western Ukraine rivers drain to the north west through Poland to the Baltic Sea, as part of the Western Bug drainage basin. The most notable rivers of Ukraine include the Dnieper, Dniester, Southern Buh, and Siverskyi Donets. The longest river is the Dnieper, the longest tributary is the Dnieper's tributary Desna.
The Mius (Ukrainian: Міус; Russian: Миус) is a river in Eastern Europe that flows through Ukraine and Russia. It is 258 kilometres (160 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 6,680 square kilometres (2,580 sq mi).
The western region has the Carpathian Mountains, and some eroded mountains from the Donets Ridge are in the east near the Sea of Azov. Most of Ukraine's area is taken up by the steppe-like region just north of the Black Sea. Most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus. In terms of land use, 58% of Ukraine is considered ...
The Stryi (Ukrainian: Стрий) is a river in western Ukraine. It starts in the Carpathian Mountains and snakes through the mountains running for 231 kilometres (144 mi). After 193 kilometres (120 mi) it passes Stryi. The river continues for another 32 kilometres (20 mi) before joining the Dniester near Khodoriv.
The Donets is the largest river in eastern Ukraine and the largest tributary of the Don. Its total length is 1,053 km (654 mi) and the basin area is 98,900 km 2 (38,200 sq mi). [6] Most of the river's length 950 km (590 mi) stretches across Ukraine. [7]
The most prominent rivers in the catchment area are Dnieper with a length of 2,201 kilometres (1,368 mi) and Desna, with a length of 1,130 kilometres (700 mi). [5]Many small direct tributaries also exist, such as, in the Kyiv area, the Syrets (right bank) in the north of the city, the historically significant Lybid (right bank) passing west of the centre, and the Borshahivka (right bank) to ...
In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from 60 to 250 metres (200 to 820 ft), with its average depth being 3 m (10 ft). The mean annual discharge at its mouth is 360 m 3 /s (13,000 cu ft/s). [ 1 ] The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi to its mouth, a length of about 535 km (332 mi).
The city of Pripyat, Ukraine (population 45,000) was completely evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster. Pripyat has a catchment area of 121,000 km 2 (47,000 sq mi), 50,900 km 2 (19,700 sq mi) of which are in Belarus. 495 km (308 mi) of the whole river length lies within Belarus. [1] As of 2020, it is being dredged to enable the E40 waterway. [4]