Dnieper
Appearance
Dnipro Russian: Днепр (Dnepr) Belarusian: Дняпро (Dnyapro) Ukrainian: Дніпро (Dnipro) | |
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![]() Dnieper River drainage basin | |
Location | |
Country | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
Cities | Dorogobuzh, Smolensk, Mogilev, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Dnipro, Zaporizhia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Valdai Hills, Russia |
- coordinates | 55°52′00″N 33°41′00″E / 55.86667°N 33.68333°E |
- elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Mouth | Dnipro Delta |
- location | Ukraine |
- coordinates | 46°30′00″N 32°20′00″E / 46.50000°N 32.33333°E |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 2,201 km (1,368 mi) |
Basin size | 504,000 km2 (195,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- location | Kherson |
- average | 1,670 m3/s (59,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Supiy, Sula, Psel, Vorskla, Samara, Konka, Bilozerka |
- right | Drut, Berezina, Prypiat, Teteriv, Irpin, Stuhna, Ros, Tiasmyn, Bazavluk, Inhulets |
Protection status | |
Official name | Dnieper River Floodplain |
Designated | 29 May 2014 |
Reference no. | 2244[1] |
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers in Europe. It flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea. It is fourth largest by length in Europe. Its total length is 2,285 kilometres (1,420 mi). 485 km (301 mi) is in Russia, 595 km (370 mi) is in Belarus, and 1,095 km (680 mi) is in Ukraine. Its basin covers 504,000 square kilometres (195,000 sq mi). 289,000 km2 (112,000 sq mi) is in Ukraine. In antiquity, it was known to the Greeks as the Borysthenes.
The river is part of the Quagga mussel's native range.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Dnieper River Floodplain". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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