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| The '''Dnieper River''' (]: Дняпро/Dnyapro; ]: Днепр/Dnepr; ]: Днiпро/Dnipro; ]: ''Dniepr''; ]: ''Borysthenes'') is a river (2290 km length) which flows from ] through ] and then ]. In all three countries it has the same name, albeit pronounced differently, so it can be also called '''Dniepr''', '''Dnepr''' or '''Dnipro'''. | The '''Dnieper River''' (]: Дняпро/Dnyapro; ]: Днепр/Dnepr; ]: Днiпро/Dnipro; ]: ''Dniepr''; ]: ''Borysthenes'') is a river (2290 km length) which flows from ] through ] and then ]. In all three countries it has essentially the same name, albeit pronounced differently, so it can be also called '''Dniepr''', '''Dnepr''', '''Dniapro''' or '''Dnipro'''. | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| The Dnieper finds its source in ] hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the ]. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of almost consecutive reservoirs. | The Dnieper finds its source in ] hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the ]. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of almost consecutive reservoirs. | ||
| These reservoirs are: ] (2,252 km²), ] (2,155 km²), ] (922 km²), ] (567 km²), ] (410 km²) and ] (582 km²). The dams forming these are used to generate hydroelectric power, providing around 10% of Ukraine's electricity. | These reservoirs are: ] (2,252 km²), ] (2,155 km²), ] (922 km²), ] (567 km²), ] (410 km²) and ] (582 km²). The dams forming these are used to generate hydroelectric power, providing around 10% of Ukraine's electricity. | ||
| ==Cities and towns on the Dnieper== | ==Cities and towns on the Dnieper== | ||
| (from the source to the mouth) | (from the source to the mouth) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Russia) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Russia) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Belarus) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Belarus) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Belarus) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Belarus) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| * ] | * ] (Ukraine) | ||
| ==Tributaries of the Dnieper== | ==Tributaries of the Dnieper== | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 8 November 2004
The Dnieper River (Belarusian: Дняпро/Dnyapro; Russian: Днепр/Dnepr; Ukrainian: Днiпро/Dnipro; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes) is a river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. In all three countries it has essentially the same name, albeit pronounced differently, so it can be also called Dniepr, Dnepr, Dniapro or Dnipro.
The Dnieper finds its source in Valday hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the Black Sea. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of almost consecutive reservoirs.
These reservoirs are: Krementshutskie (2,252 km²), Kachowskie (2,155 km²), Kiivskie (922 km²), Dnieprodierzhinskie (567 km²), Zaporoskie (410 km²) and Kaniowskie (582 km²). The dams forming these are used to generate hydroelectric power, providing around 10% of Ukraine's electricity.
Cities and towns on the Dnieper
(from the source to the mouth)
- Dorogobuzh (Russia)
- Smolensk (Russia)
- Mahilyow (Belarus)
- Rogachev (Belarus)
- Zhlobin (Belarus)
- Orsha (Belarus)
- Kyiv (Ukraine)
- Kaniv (Ukraine)
- Cherkasy (Ukraine)
- Kremenchuh (Ukraine)
- Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
- Zaporizhzhya (Ukraine)
- Nikopol (Ukraine)
- Kherson (Ukraine)
Tributaries of the Dnieper
(In orographic sequence)
- Drut' (R)
- Sozh river (L)
- Berezina river (R)
- Pripyat river (R)
- Irpen' (R)
- Sula (L)
- Vorskla River (L)
- Samara River (L)
- Ros' River (R)
- Bazavluk (R)
- Ingulec (R)
- Konka
- Desna (L)