Large and small rivers of Ukraine

Ukraine is rich in rivers, therefore, when studying them, one can learn a lot about this country. It is necessary to list them in order, from the longest to the more modest, in order to systematically deal with this interesting information.

Dnieper

The largest river of Ukraine, sung in literary works and songs, is this one. It flows through the lands of neighboring Belarus and Russia, but here it occupies the maximum territory and the most important thing is its significance. The great river in Ukraine, the Dnieper, is more than a thousand kilometers long. He takes the beginning on the Valdai Upland, and ends at the estuary of the Black Sea. The river has about fifteen thousand tributaries. The current is located along the plains, for the most part it is fast enough, but in places you can also find rivets. Depth is very different: there are sections in a half meter, and there are pits reaching up to thirty meters. The pool is sandy, clayey, pebbly, sometimes rocky. As the longest river in Ukraine, the Dnieper is extremely rich in fish. There are in its waters loaches, carp, carp, bream, burbot, perch, minnows, roach, pike perch, pike, catfish and many other aquatic inhabitants. Previously, the river was known by other names. Herodotus wrote about Borisfen. The Romans called it Danapris. During Kievan Rus in the course was the name of Slavutich. Already in the Middle Ages the largest river in Ukraine acquired its modern name.

Southern Bug

Listing the major rivers of Ukraine, it is worth mentioning this. The uniqueness of the Southern Bug is that it is completely located in the territory of one state, and this applies to the tributaries. In the basin are the energy complexes of the South-Ukrainian NPP and Ladyzhinskaya GRES, the construction of the Tashlykskaya GS and the Alexandria hydroelectric complex is planned. Opponents of such a decision say that the functioning of such facilities involves the consumption of water, which is already not too much in the Bug. Perhaps the building will be canceled. Many cities are located along the banks of this river of Ukraine. Their names include such famous centers as Nikolaev, Vinnitsa, Khmelnitsky and Pervomaisk. The river originates from a swamp near the village of Kholodets, located on Khmelnytsky. The river runs eight hundred kilometers into the Bug estuary on the Black Sea.

Dniester

Studying the rivers of Ukraine, you can not leave this without attention. The length of the Dniester is one thousand three hundred fifty two kilometers. The river flows through the territories of Ukraine and Moldova. The area of the basin occupies seventy-two thousand one hundred square kilometers. The source is located in the Turkovsky district of the Lviv region, near the village Sereda. The river has a lot of tributaries - Vereshchitsa, Tismenitsa, Bystrica, Boberka, Rotten Face, String and many others. In the winter, the Dniester freezes, and in early March the ice disappears again. Like other large rivers of Ukraine, it boasts an impressive amount of fish. Here you can catch trout, chub, barbel, white-eyed, pike, roach, crucian, tench, bream, carp, ruff, nosar. Rarely come across species such as catfish, pike perch, sterlet. Downstream the ratio of different fish can vary, and the ones common above can practically disappear from the waters.

Seversky Donets

This river flows through the Belgorod and Rostov regions of Russia, and then it is located on the territory of Ukraine, where it flows into the Don. It is the fourth largest and serves as an important source of fresh water for the eastern inhabitants. According to some versions, the name sounds like "Northern Donets", and earlier on maps it was applied in the form of "Northern Donets". It is the largest tributary of the Don, with a total length of about a thousand kilometers. The river "feeds on" snow, so the amount of water depends on the season. From February to April, there is a flood. The width of the channel of this river of Ukraine is from thirty to seventy meters, in some areas reaching two hundred, and in the reservoir areas and four thousand. The bottom is sandy, with strong changes in depth. In places it is thirty centimeters, and somewhere - ten meters. Seversky Donets flows into the Don at a distance of two hundred and eighteen kilometers from the mouth.

Gum

It is worth mentioning the left tributary of the Dnieper. Like some other rivers of Ukraine, this one also flows through Russia. The length of the Desna is one thousand one hundred and thirty kilometers, which makes it the longest tributary of the Dnieper. The source of the river is located on the Smolensk Upland, near Yelnia. The mouth lies to the north of the capital of Ukraine. The Desna has its own tributaries - Ubid, Zamglai, Belous, Vetma, Navelya, Znobovka and many others. It belongs to the Black Sea basin and covers an area of eighty-eight thousand nine hundred square kilometers.

Goryn

Asking which rivers in Ukraine are small, it is necessary to pay attention to this. Goryn begins on the Kremenets Upland, flows along the Volyn-Podolsky plateau and flows into Pripyat, crossing the Poles lowland along the Pinsk swamps. Thus, it becomes obvious that it is also located in Belarus. The length of the Goryni is six hundred and fifty-nine kilometers. At a distance of two hundred and ninety-one from the mouth, it becomes navigable. In the upper current, it is rather narrow, with a width of not more than ten meters. The largest width is one hundred and ninety meters. The depth can be no more than one and a half meters. Transparency of the river provides a sandy bottom. Ice covers Goryn from December to March. The river has tributaries - Sluch, Polkva, Viliya. On the banks are cities - Izyaslav, Neteshin, Ostrog. In Belarus it is Rechitsa, Stolin. The river is especially interesting for the fauna. In the high clay banks live swallows, here you can see swans living in reed thickets, many ducks and gulls. Gray cranes often come across.

Ingulec

Some Ukrainian rivers are located entirely in the territory of this country. For example, this is how Ingulets flows, the right tributary of the Dnieper, referring to the Black Sea basin. It is located on the territory of Kirovograd, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolayiv and Kherson regions. The length of this Ukrainian river is five hundred and fifty kilometers. Beginning Ingulets takes a small village Topilo. Flows along the Dnieper Upland and the Black Sea lowland, falling next to Sadov, which is in the Kherson region. The area of the Ingulets river basin is thirteen thousand seven hundred square meters. In the upper reaches there are many quiet creeks, which increase in flood or after a shower. The banks of the river are covered with reeds, the width reaches a maximum of one hundred and twenty meters, and the depth is five. On the territory of the Ingulza basin there are granite deposits, and the valley first has a trapezoidal shape, and then it is transformed into a V-shaped one.

Psel

Many small rivers of Ukraine belong to the Black Sea basin. Is not an exception and Psel. The territory he occupies is only twenty-two thousand eight hundred kilometers, and the length is seven hundred and seventeen. The source of the Psel River is located in Russia, near the village of Pigorka, Belgorod Region. In Ukraine it flows along the Dnieper lowland and flows into the Dnieper. The valley of the river is distinguished by a small width, but extremely steep slopes, the banks can be asymmetric, with the right to seventy meters in height and gently sloping left. It traces the channels and old people, making the current even calmer. The bottom of the sand, sometimes muddy, there are many pits in it, where many fish can be watered. In December, the Psil is covered with ice, which only comes to the end of March.

Sluch

This river is the right tributary of the Horyn. The length is four hundred fifty one kilometer. Sometimes it is called "South Sluch". The area of the river basin is thirteen thousand nine hundred kilometers, it starts on the Podolsky Upland in the Khmelnytsky region, flows along the Polesie lowland and flows into Goryn at a distance of one hundred kilometers from the mouth, near the village of Wielun. Sluch feeds snow and rain, so the amount of water can directly depend on the season. The valley ranges from two hundred to eight hundred meters at the top and up to five thousand meters below. In the region of the river basin of Sluchi there is the Rivne landscape reserve called "Falcon Mountains". From two hundred ninety kilometers - it is navigable. On the territory there is a hydroelectric power station. In addition, there are some cities of Ukraine - Sarny, Starokonstantinov, Novograd-Volynsky, where it is actively used for water supply.

Styr

There is a theory that the name of the river is associated with the word "wash", but the exact answer, whether it is so and who gave this name, is unknown. Styr flows through North-Western Ukraine. The beginning is located near the city of Brody, the pool passes through the Lviv, Volyn and Rivne regions. The length of the river is four hundred and ninety four kilometers, seventy of them - in Belarus. Styr has very steep banks with high slopes, the bottom is solid, sandy, sometimes there are pits and rocks. By the end of November, the river freezes, and ice comes off only towards the end of March, flooding the whole valley at high water. The water is clean and suitable for drinking. In the basin there are three large reservoirs, they are used in agriculture, for water supply, energy production, and industry. The major wharf of Styr is in the city of Lutsk. The river is a tributary of Pripyat. In it, it flows into the territory of Belarus. Styr has its own tributaries - Slanivka, Konopelka, Kormin, Stubla, Lipa, Okinka, Chernoguzka. In the river there is a rich animal world with many varieties of fish and birds living along the coast.

Western Bug

This small river flowing through the territory of Eastern Europe is located both in Ukraine, and in Belarus and Poland. The length of the Western Bug is seven hundred and seventy-two kilometers. The river flows from the Podolsky Upland, passes next to Brest and flows into Warsaw at Narew, which further becomes the tributary of the Vistula. The ice covers the Western Bug from December to the end of March. The river has a lot of tributaries - Mukhavets, Brok, Poltva, Khuchva, Nurets, Uherka, Rata. It is interesting that in the middle reaches the Western Bug serves as the natural boundary of the three countries, which flows, bridges serve as transitions. On the river there are several Ukrainian cities - Busk, Dobrotvor, Kamenka-Bugskaya, Sosnovka, Sokal, Chervonograd, Ustilug. In Belarus, on the shores of the Western Bug is Brest, in Poland - Wlodawa, Dorogichin, Terespol and Vyshków.