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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 Zhuya (Russian: Жуя) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast, East Siberia, Russian Federation. It is the second largest tributary of the Chara river in terms of length and area of its basin. The river is 337 kilometres (209 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 22,600 square kilometres (8,700 sq mi).
The deepest river of Ukraine is Dniester. In its mid stream between Pyzhniv village and Mohyliv-Podilsky through the Dniester canyon (Podillia Upland) the river narrows to 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in width and deepens up to 10 m (33 ft). The biggest water amount among distributaries is carried by the Chilia branch.
Map of the Northern Dvina basin Northern Dvina Quay in Arkhangelsk. The Northern Dvina (Се́верная Двина́, IPA: [ˈsʲevʲɪrnəjə dvʲɪˈna]; Komi: Вы́нва, romanized: Výnva) is a river in northern Russia flowing through Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea.
Volga River. Akhtuba (distributary) Kigach (distributary) Ural River. Shagan; Utva (Shynghyrlau) Ilek. Kargaly; Or; Bolshoy Uzen (Ülken Özen) Maly Uzen (Kishi Özen) Emba; Aschiagar River; Saghyz; Uil; Ashchyozek
The Nioman/Nemunas/Neman is a slow river; it flows at about 1 to 2 m/s (3.3 to 6.6 ft/s). During floods, water discharge can increase up to 11-fold, to more than 6,800 m 3 /s (240,000 cu ft/s). Severe floods occur on the lower reaches of the river about every 12 – 15 years, which sometimes wash out bridges. [3]
The river valley is mostly trapezium-like with a width of up to 4 km and a depth of up to 60 meters. [3] At the upper stream it has a narrow winding channel that cuts through the Dnieper Upland , [ 5 ] and its rocky banks show granite and gneiss ; at the middle and lower stream after entering the Black Sea Lowland , [ 5 ] it widens up to 30 ...
The river does not freeze over because of a relatively warm climate and rapid flow in the upper part. The Kuban River is characterized by numerous (6–7 through the year) floods due to rains and thaws, both in the winter and summer. The water level used to fluctuate by up to 5 metres (16 ft), with the maximum in July and the minimum in February.