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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 Bug or Western Bug [a] is a major river in Central Europe that flows through Belarus (border), Poland, and Ukraine, with a total length of 774 kilometres (481 mi). [1] A tributary of the Narew, the Bug forms part of the border between Belarus and Poland for 178 kilometres (111 mi) and part of the border between Ukraine and Poland for 185 kilometres (115 mi).
Ukraine river stubs (110 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Ukraine" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Ros river on a map from the mid-1600s. The Ros (Ukrainian: Рось) is a river in Ukraine, a right tributary of the Dnieper. The Ros finds its source in the village of Ordyntsi in Pohrebyshche Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast. It is 346 kilometres (215 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 12,600 square kilometres (4,900 sq mi). [1]
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]
The Oril (Ukrainian: Оріль) is a river in Ukraine, a left tributary of the river Dnieper. It is 346 kilometres (215 mi) long and its basin area is 9,800 square kilometres (3,784 sq mi). [1] The Oril finds its source near the village of Yefremivka in Lozova Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. It flows into the Dnieper near the city Dnipro.
The Psel or Psyol (Russian: Псёл; Ukrainian: Псел) [a] is a river, a left tributary of the Dnieper, which flows through Russia and Ukraine. The Psel has a length of 717 kilometres (446 mi) and a drainage basin of 22,800 square kilometres (8,800 sq mi). [1] [2] The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank. Its ...
The river once faced significant problems with pollution. [3] As a result, the river was covered up and included into the underground sewer system of Lviv, beginning in 1839. [ 4 ] During World War 2, Jews fleeing Nazi violence used the underground river as a hiding place.