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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 ...
The Oka (UK: / ˈ ɒ k ə /, US: / ˈ oʊ k ə /; Russian: Ока IPA:) is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as the town of Kaluga.
Moksha (Russian: Мо́кша, Moksha: Йов) is a river in central Russia, a right tributary of the Oka.It flows through Penza Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Ryazan Oblast and the Republic of Mordovia, and joins the Oka near Pyatnitsky Yar, near the city of Kasimov.
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.
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 Oskil or Oskol [1] (Ukrainian: Оскiл; Russian: Оскол) is a south-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. It arises roughly between Kursk and Voronezh and flows south to join the Siverskyi Donets which flows southeast to join the Don. It is 472 kilometres (293 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 14,800 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi). [2]
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The Nara (Russian: Нара) is a river in the Moscow Oblast and Kaluga Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is 158 kilometres (98 mi). The area of its basin is 2,030 square kilometres (780 sq mi). [1] The Nara freezes up in November–December and stays under the ice until April.