List of rivers of Russia
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Russia
can be divided into a Europe
an and an Asia
n part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains
and the Caspian Sea
. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean
, Baltic Sea
, Black Sea
and Caspian Sea
. The Asian part is drained into the Arctic Ocean
and the Pacific Ocean
.
Notable river
s of Russia
in Europe
are the Volga, Don, Kama
, Oka
and the Northern Dvina
, while several other rivers originate in Russia
but flow into other countries, such as the Dniepr and the Western Dvina.
In Asia, important rivers are the Ob
, Irtysh
, Yenisey, Angara River
, Lena
, Amur, Yana
, Indigirka and Kolyma
.
In the list below the rivers are grouped by the sea
s or ocean
s into which they flow. Rivers that flow into other rivers are ordered by the proximity of their point of confluence
to the mouth of the main river, i.e., the lower in the list, the more upstream
.
There is an alphabetical list of rivers at the end of this article.Barents Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted east to west.
Baltic Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted south-west to north-east.
Black Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted west to east.
Caspian Sea
The rivers in this section are sorted west to east.
Arctic Ocean
The rivers in this section are sorted west to east.
Pacific Ocean
The rivers in this section are sorted north to south.
, Alazeya
, Aldan
, Aley
, Amga
, Amur, Anabar
, Anadyr
, Angara River
, Angrapa
, Anyuy (Kolyma)
, Anyuy (Amur)
, Argun, Avacha
, Barguzin, Bashkaus, Belaya
, Berezayka, Bityug
, Biya
, Bolshaya Belaya
, Bureya
, Chagoda
, Chebdar
, Cheptsa, Chernaya
, Chulym (Ob), Chulyshman, Chusovaya, Daugava/Western Dvina, Dep
, Desna, Dnieper/Dnipro
, Don, (Seversky) Donets, Dubna
, Indigirka, Ingoda
, Instruch, Iokanga
, Irkut
, Irtysh
, Iset
, Ishim
, Istra
, Izhora
, Kama
, Kamchatka
, Kashinka
, Kasplya
, Katanga, Katun, Kazanka
, Kerzhenets
, Ket
, Khatanga
, Kheta, Khopyor
, Kirenga
, Klyazma
, Kolva (Usa)
, Kolva (Vishera)
, Kolyma
, Kondurcha
, Kosovka
, Kosovoy, Kostroma
, Kotorosl
, Kotuy, Krasnaya River
, Kuban
, Kubr
, Kuma, Kunya
, Laba, Lama
, Lava/Łyna, Lena
, Lovat
, Lower Tunguska
, Luga
, Manych
, Maya
, Mezen
, Mga
, Miass
, Mius
, Moksha
, Mologa
, Moskva
, Msta
, Mulyanka
, Nadym
, Nara
, Narva
, Neglinnaya
, Nemunas/Neman
, Nercha
, Nerl (Klyazma)
, Nerl (Volga)
, Neva, Niva
, Northern Dvina
, Nyuya
, Ob
, Oka (Volga)
, Oka (Angara River), Olenyok
, Olyokma, Om
, Omolon
, Onega
, Onon
, Oredezh
, Osuga
, Oyat
, Pakhra
, Pasha
, Parabel
, Pechora
, Pinega
, Pissa, Plava
, Podkamennaya Tunguska
, Podkumok
, Pola
, Polist
, Polota, Ponoy
, Pra
, Pregolya
, Protva
, Pur
, Pyasina
, Ravan
, Ruza
, Sakmara
, Sal, Samara
, Seim
, Selemdzha
, Selenga
, Sestra River (Leningrad Oblast)
, Sestra River (Dubna)
, Šešupė, Setun
, Sheksna
, Shelon
, Shilka
, Shosha
, Sudost, Sukhona
, Sura
, Svir, Sviyaga
, Syas
, Sylva
, Tara
, Taz
, Terek, Tetere, Teza
, Tigoda, Tobol
, Tom (Ob)
, Tom (Zeya), Tosna
, Tsna River (Moksha basin)
, Tsna River (Mstino Lake basin)
, Tumen
, Tura
, Turukhan
, Tvertsa
, Tym
, Tyung
, Uda (Buryatia)
, Uda (Khabarovsk Krai)
, Ufa
, Uftyuga
, Ugra, Unzha
, Upa
, Upper Angara River, Ural
, Usa
, Ussuri
, Uver
, Uzola
, Vaga
, Vakh
, Valdayka
, Varzuga
, Vasyugan
, Velikaya
, Vetluga
, Vilyuy
, Vishera (Volkhov)
, Vishera (Vychegda), Vishera (Kama)
, Vitim
, Volchya (Vuoksi), Volga
, Volkhov
, Vologda
, Voronezh
, Voronya
, Vuoksi, Vyatka
, Vyazma
, Vychegda
, Vytegra
, Yana
, Yauza
, Yegoshikha
, Yomtsa, Yenisei
, Yug
, Yuryuzan
, Zeya
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
can be divided into a Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an and an Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
and the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
, Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
and Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
. The Asian part is drained into the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
and the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
.
Notable river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
are the Volga, Don, Kama
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
, Oka
Oka River
Oka 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 to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
and the Northern Dvina
Northern Dvina
The Northern Dvina is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. Along with the Pechora River to the east, it drains most of Northwest Russia into the Arctic Ocean...
, while several other rivers originate in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
but flow into other countries, such as the Dniepr and the Western Dvina.
In Asia, important rivers are the Ob
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
, Irtysh
Irtysh
The Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the Ob River. Its name means White River. Irtysh's main affluent is the Tobol River...
, Yenisey, Angara River
Angara River
The Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisei River....
, Lena
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
, Amur, Yana
Yana River
The Yana River , is a river in Sakha in Russia, located between the Lena to the west and the Indigirka to the east.It is 872 km in length. The area of its basin is 238,000 km², whilst its annual discharge totals approximately . Most of this discharge occurs in May and June as the ice on the...
, Indigirka and Kolyma
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
.
In the list below the rivers are grouped by the sea
Sea
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...
s or ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
s into which they flow. Rivers that flow into other rivers are ordered by the proximity of their point of confluence
Confluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
to the mouth of the main river, i.e., the lower in the list, the more upstream
Source (river or stream)
The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originates.-Definition:There is no universally agreed upon definition for determining a stream's source...
.
There is an alphabetical list of rivers at the end of this article.
Barents SeaBarents SeaThe Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
and White SeaWhite SeaThe White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of...
(Arctic OceanArctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
)
The rivers in this section are sorted east to west.
- PechoraPechora RiverThe Pechora River is a river in northwest Russia which flows north into the Arctic Ocean on the west side of the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It is 1,809 km long and its basin is 322,000 square kilometers...
(north-east of Naryan-MarNaryan-MarNaryan-Mar is a sea and river port town and the administrative center of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town is situated on the right bank of the Pechora River, upstream from the river's mouth, on the Barents Sea. Naryan-Mar lies north of the Arctic Circle, south of Andeg and east of...
)- UsaUsa River (Komi Republic)Usa is a river in the northeast corner of European Russia which drains the Polar Urals southwest into the Pechora River. The Polar Urals tend to the northeast and the Usa runs parallel to them. It is in the Komi Republic of Russia and the largest tributary of the Pechora River, which it joins from...
(west of UsinskUsinskUsinsk is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated east of the republic's capital city of Syktyvkar and north of the town of Pechora, on the northern bank of the Usa River, before its confluence with the Pechora River. Population:...
)- KolvaKolva River (Usa)Kolva River is a river in Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Komi Republic in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Usa River of the Pechora basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . The Kolva River freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until mid-May....
(near Usinsk)
- Kolva
- Usa
- Northern DvinaNorthern DvinaThe Northern Dvina is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. Along with the Pechora River to the east, it drains most of Northwest Russia into the Arctic Ocean...
(in SeverodvinskSeverodvinskSeverodvinsk is a city in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located in the delta of the Northern Dvina River, west of Arkhangelsk. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . Municipally, it is incorporated as Severodvinsk Urban Okrug. The city was founded as...
)- PinegaPinega RiverThe Pinega is a river in Verkhnetoyemsky, Pinezhsky, and Kholmogorsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
(in Ust-Pinega) - Yomtsa (near Bolshaya Gora)
- VagaVaga RiverThe Vaga is a river in Totemsky, Syamzhensky, and Verkhovazhsky Districts of Vologda Oblast and in Velsky, Shenkursky, and Vinogradovsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left and the biggest tributary of the Northern Dvina River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin...
(near BereznikBereznikBereznik , also known as Dvinskoy Bereznik is an urban type settlement and the administrative center of Vinogradovsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, southeast of Kholmogorskaya railway station and away from Arkhangelsk...
) - UftyugaUftyuga River (Arkhangelsk Oblast)The Uftyuga is a river in Krasnoborsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina River. The river is long. The area of its basin is . The Uftyuga River freezes in mid-October to early November and stays under the ice until mid-April to early May...
(near KrasnoborskKrasnoborsk, Arkhangelsk OblastKrasnoborsk is a rural locality and the administrative center of Krasnoborsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River. It also serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is...
) - VychegdaVychegda RiverVychegda is a river in the European part of Russia, tributary to the Northern Dvina. Its length is about . Its source is approximately west of the northern Ural Mountains. It flows roughly in western direction, through Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The largest city along the Vychegda is...
(in KotlasKotlasKotlas is a town in the southeast of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Kotlassky District, by which it is...
) - YugYug RiverThe Yug is a river in Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky, Nikolsky, and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast and in Podosinovsky District of Kirov Oblast in Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
(in Veliki Ustyug) - SukhonaSukhona RiverThe Sukhona is a river in the European pert of Russia, a tributary of the Northern Dvina River. The course of the Sukhona lies in Ust-Kubinsky, Sokolsky, Mezhdurechensky, Totemsky, Tarnogsky, Nyuksensky, and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is long, and the area of its...
(in Veliki Ustyug)- VologdaVologda RiverThe Vologda is a river in Sheksninsky and Vologodsky Districts of Vologda Oblast as well as in the city of Vologda in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Sukhona River. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries is the Toshnya...
(near VologdaVologdaVologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...
)
- Vologda
- Pinega
- MezenMezen RiverThe Mezen is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
(near MezenMezen-See also:*Administrative divisions of Arkhangelsk Oblast...
) - OnegaOnega RiverThe Onega is a river in Kargopolsky, Plesetsky, and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk, flowing in the northern direction. The discharge at the source is and at the mouth is . The river is ...
(in Onega) - KemKem RiverKem is a river in Republic of Karelia, Russia. It starts from Lake Lower Kuyto and flows through a number of lakes into the White Sea. There is a cascade of 5 hydroelectric power plants. A town of Kem is located in the mouth of the Kem River. Tributaries: Chirka-Kem, Kepa, Shomba....
(in Kem) - NivaNiva RiverNiva River is a river in the Murmansk Oblast in Russia. The length of the river is 36 km. The area of its basin is 12,800 km². The Niva River flows out of the Imandra Lake and into the Kandalaksha Gulf of the White Sea...
(in KandalakshaKandalakshaKandalaksha is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, beyond the Arctic Circle. Population: 40,564 ; -History:The settlement has existed since the 11th century...
) - VarzugaVarzuga RiverVarzuga River is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 254 km in length. The area of its basin is 9,840 km². The Varzuga River flows into the White Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until May.This is the most prolific atlantic...
(in KuzomenKuzomenKuzomen is the rural locality in Tersky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located on the Kola Peninsula. Located at a height of 11 m above sea level....
) - PonoyPonoy RiverPonoy River is a river on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. It is 426 km in length. The area of its basin is 15,500 km².-Geography:...
(in Ponoy) - IokangaIokanga RiverYokanga River is a river in the north of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 203 km in length. The area of its basin is 6,020 km². The Yokanga River originates in the Lake Alozero and flows into the Barents Sea. Its biggest tributary is the Sukhaya River....
(in Iokanga) - VoronyaVoronya RiverVoronya River is a river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 155 km in length. The area of its drainage basin is 9,940 km². The Voronya River flows out of Lake Lovozero and into the Barents Sea....
Baltic SeaBaltic SeaThe Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
The rivers in this section are sorted south-west to north-east.
- PregolyaPregolyaThe Pregolya or Pregola is a river in the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast exclave.It starts as a confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa and drains into the Baltic Sea through Vistula Lagoon. Its length under the name of Pregolya is 123 km, 292 km including the Angrapa. The basin has an...
(near KaliningradKaliningradKaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
)- Alle/LavaAlleAlle can refer to:*the German name for the Łyna , a river since 1945 in Poland and the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast*Alle, Switzerland, a community in the Swiss canton of Jura*Alle, Belgium in the province of Namur, Belgium...
(in ZnamenskZnamensk, Kaliningrad OblastZnamensk is a settlement in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Pregolya River at its confluence with the Lava River some 50 km east of Kaliningrad...
) - Instruch/Inster (in ChernyakhovskChernyakhovskChernyakhovsk is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya...
) - AngrapaAngrapaAngrapa is a river in northeastern Poland and Russia . It originates in Masuria and flows into the Pregolya, of which it is a main tributary.The Angrapa has a length of 172 km and a basin area of 3,639 km²...
(in ChernyakhovskChernyakhovskChernyakhovsk is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya...
)- Pissa (near ChernyakhovskChernyakhovskChernyakhovsk is a town and the administrative center of Chernyakhovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa Rivers, forming the Pregolya...
) - Krasnaya RiverKrasnaya RiverThe Krasnaya is a river in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.The Krasnaya flows through Romincka Forest and ends at the Pissa River at Gusev. Krasnolesye, Russia is one of the many villages and towns located on the river....
(in GusevGusevGusev is a town and the administrative center of Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Pissa and Krasnaya Rivers, near the border with Poland and Lithuania, east of Chernyakhovsk. Population: -History:...
)
- Pissa (near Chernyakhovsk
- Alle/Lava
- Nemunas/NemanNeman RiverNeman or Niemen or Nemunas, is a major Eastern European river rising in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Curonian Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea at Klaipėda. It is the northern border between Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast in its lower reaches...
(near ŠilutėŠiluteŠilutė is a city in the south of the Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The city was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor. Šilutė was the interwar capital of Šilutė County and is currently the capital of Šilutė district municipality.-Name:...
, LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
)- Šešupė (near NemanNeman (town)Neman is a town and the administrative center of Nemansky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located in the historic Prussia region, east of the town of Sovetsk, on the steep southern bank of the Neman River, where it currently forms the border with the Klaipėda Region in...
)
- Šešupė (near Neman
- Daugava/Western Dvina (near RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
)- Polota (in PolatskPolatskPolotsk , is a historical city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina river. It is the center of Polotsk district in Vitsebsk Voblast. Its population is more than 80,000 people...
, BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
) - KasplyaKasplya RiverKasplya is a river in Russia and Belarus, a left tributary of the Daugava River. Its length is 224 km, the first 157 km in Russia , and the rest in Belarus . It starts from Lake Kasplya at , and joins the Daugava in the town of Surazh...
(in SurazhSurazhSurazh is a town and the administrative center of Surazhsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Iput River southwest of Bryansk. Population: 1,599 ....
, Belarus) - MezhaMezha River (Western Dvina)Mezha is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia. It flows out of the Valdai Hills and continues west into the Western Dvina. The town of Nelidovo is located along the Mezha....
(near VelizhVelizhVelizh is a town and the administrative center of Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, situated on the bank of the Western Dvina, from Smolensk. Population:...
)- ObshaObsha RiverObsha is a river in Smolensk and Tver Oblasts, Russia, a tributary of the Mezha . The town of Bely is located on the Obsha....
(near Bely)
- Obsha
- Polota (in Polatsk
- NarvaNarva RiverThe Narva is a river flowing into the Baltic Sea, the largest river in Estonia. Draining Lake Peipsi, the river forms the border of Estonia and Russia and flows through the towns of Narva/Ivangorod and Narva-Jõesuu into Narva Bay. Though the river is only 77 km long, in terms of volume...
(near NarvaNarvaNarva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...
)- PlyussaPlyussa RiverThe Plyussa , is a river in Pskov Oblast and Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Narva. It joins the Narva at the southern bay of the Narva Reservoir...
(near SlantsySlantsySlantsy is a town and the administrative center of Slantsevsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Plyussa River, west of St. Petersburg. Population: ....
) - Lake Peipsi (near Slantsy)
- VelikayaVelikaya RiverFor the Velikaya river in Far East Siberia, see Velikaya River .Velikaya River is located in western Russia . It starts in highlands in the south of Pskov Oblast, flows north through the cities of Opochka, Ostrov, and Pskov into Lake Peipus, which is drained by the Narva River....
(near PskovPskovPskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
)- Kukhva RiverKukhva RiverKukhva River is a river in Eastern Europe and a tributary of the Velikaya River. The Kukya arises in eastern Latvia and flows north, forming part of the international border between Latvia and Russia. The river flows north through Pskov Oblast until merging with the Velikaya....
(near OstrovOstrovOstrov is a town and the administrative center of Ostrovsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, south of Pskov. Population: 27,000 ....
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- Kukhva River
- Velikaya
- Plyussa
- LugaLuga RiverThe Luga River -See also:* Shum Gora, an archaeological site near the banks of the river...
(in Ust-LugaUst-LugaUst-Luga is a settlement and railway station in Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Luga River near its entry into the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland, about west of St. Petersburg....
)- OredezhOredezh RiverOredezh River is a river in the south-western part of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of Luga River. A cascade of hydroelectric plants was constructed on the upper course of the river in 1948....
(near Luga)
- Oredezh
- Neva (in Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
)- OkhtaOkhta River, Neva basinOkhta River is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the Neva river. It joins the Neva 12 km upstream of the Neva's mouth, within the city limits of Saint Petersburg. Rzhevsky reservoir has been built on...
(in Saint Petersburg)- OkkervilOkkervil River, Neva basinOkkervil River is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta River. It is 18 km long, the width is 1.5–25 meters....
(in Saint Petersburg)
- Okkervil
- IzhoraIzhora RiverThe Izhora , also known as Inger River, is a left tributary of the Neva River on its run through Ingria in northwestern Russia from Lake Ladoga to Gulf of Finland. A settlement of Ust-Izhora is situated at the confluence of Izhora and Neva, halfway between Saint Petersburg and Schlisselburg. The...
(in Ust-IzhoraUst-IzhoraUst-Izhora is a municipal settlement in Kolpinsky District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Izhora and Neva Rivers, and is roughly equidistant to Saint Petersburg and Schlisselburg, Russia, from both the Gulf of Finland in the west and Lake...
) - TosnaTosna RiverTosna River is a river in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of Neva River. The towns of Tosno, Nikolskoye, and Otradnoye are located along the Tosna .Sablinskiye Caves are located by the Tosna River....
(in OtradnoyeOtradnoye, Leningrad OblastOtradnoye is a town in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located east of St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva River, at its confluence with the Tosna River...
) - MgaMga RiverMga is a river in Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia. Mga is a left tributary of Neva River. The settlement of Mga is located along it....
(near MgaMgaMga is an urban locality in Kirovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Population: The name is almost certainly from the identically named river Mga on which it lies ; the suggestion that it comes from the initials of the owner of the land in the 19th century, Maria Grigorievna Apraksin Mga ...
) - Lake LadogaLake LadogaLake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, not far from Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 14th largest lake by area in the world.-Geography:...
(in ShlisselburgShlisselburgShlisselburg is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated at the head of the Neva River on Lake Ladoga, east of St. Petersburg. From 1944 to 1992, it was known as Petrokrepost...
)- VolkhovVolkhov RiverVolkhov is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia.-Geography:The Volkhov flows out of Lake Ilmen north into Lake Ladoga, the largest lake of Europe. It is the second largest tributary of Lake Ladoga. It is navigable over its whole length. Discharge is highly...
(near VolkhovVolkhovVolkhov is an industrial town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated east of St. Petersburg, on the Volkhov River. Population: -History:...
)- Tigoda (near KirishiKirishiKirishi is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River, southeast of St. Petersburg. Population: -History:...
)- RavanRavan (river)Ravan is a river in Leningrad Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Tigoda River. It starts from the Otlizino lake. Its length is 76 km....
- ChagodaChagoda RiverChagoda is a river in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Tigoda River. It starts at the level of 40 meters, and joins Tigoda at the level of 18 meters. Its length is 45 km....
- Ravan
- VisheraVishera River, Novgorod OblastVishera is a river in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Maly Volkhovets River.It is formed by a confluence of the Malaya Vishera and the Bolshaya Vishera. It joins the Maly Volkhovets River, an eastern armlet of the Volkhov, some 10 km east of Velikiy Novgorod, at . Length:...
(near Velikiy Novgorod) - Lake IlmenLake IlmenIlmen is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod lies six kilometers below the lake's outflow....
(in Velikiy Novgorod)- MstaMSTAThe 2S19 "MSTA-S" is a self-propelled 152 mm howitzer designed by Russia/Soviet Union, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the SO-152...
(near Velikiy Novgorod)- PeretnaPeretna RiverPeretna is a river in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Msta River. It joins the Msta in the village of Toporok at . The town of Okulovka is situated on the river....
(in Toporok) - UverUver RiverUver is a river in Novgorod Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Msta River. Uver starts from the Korobozha Lake at , north-east of Borovichi, then flows south, and joins the Msta at , between the settlements of Berezovsky Ryadok and Opechensky Posad. The village of Moshenskoye is located...
(near Berezovsky Ryadok) - Berezayka (in Berezovsky Ryadok)
- ValdaykaValdayka RiverValdayka is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Tver Oblast of Russia, in the Valdai Hills. It belongs to Msta River basin. Valdayka starts from Uzhin Lake near the town of Valday and flows north-east into Piros Lake. It flows through a number of lakes 3–4 km long and 300–400 m wide, in...
- Valdayka
- Mstino Lake (near Vyshny VolochyokVyshny VolochyokVyshny Volochyok , also known as Vyshny Volochok , is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: The town is located northwest of Tver, in the Valdai Hills, between the Tveritsa and Tsna Rivers, on the watershed between the basins of the Volga and the Baltic Sea. Hence the town's name is...
)- TsnaTsna River (Mstino Lake basin)Tsna is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia. It belongs to Baltic Sea basin. Its source is situated in the Valdai Hills close to the drainage divide between Neva and Volga basins, thus the river was once an important trade route. The town of Vyshny Volochyok is situated upon Tsna....
(near Vyshny Volochyok)
- Tsna
- Peretna
- PolaPola RiverPola River is a river in Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It begins in the north-west of Valdai Hills, and flows into the Lake Ilmen, joining the Lovat River downstream....
(near Staraya RussaStaraya RussaStaraya Russa is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Veliky Novgorod. It is a wharf on the Polist River in the Lake Ilmen basin. It serves as the administrative center of Starorussky District, although administratively it is not a part of it...
) - LovatLovat RiverThe Lovat River is a river in Belarus and Russia. It flows out of Lovatets Lake in northwestern Belarus, and flows north through Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts of Russia into Lake Ilmen. Its main tributaries are the Kunya, Polist, Redya, and Robya Rivers....
(near Staraya Russa)- PolistPolist RiverThe Polist River is a river in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, and a tributary of the Lovat River. It starts from Polisto Lake, flows northeast, and joins the Lovat at its delta. The historic town of Staraya Russa is situated upon the Polist. The river is navigable downstream of Staraya Russa....
(near Staraya Russa) - KunyaKunya RiverThe Kunya River is a river in Pskov Oblast, Tver Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia, and a tributary of the Lovat River. It flows north out of Vsteselovo Lake in the southern portion of Pskov Oblast, near the town of Velikie Luki, and joins the Lovat in the town of Kholm....
(in KholmKholmKholm is a town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Lovat and Kunya Rivers, north of Toropets, southwest of Staraya Russa, and south of Veliky Novgorod. Population:...
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- Polist
- ShelonShelon RiverShelon River is a river in the northwest part of European Russia, one of the main tributaries of Lake Ilmen. It has a length of 248 km and drains a basin of 9710 km².The river flows through the Novgorod Oblast and the Pskov Oblast.- History :...
(near ShimskShimskShimsk is an urban locality and the administrative center of Shimsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on a highway connecting Veliky Novgorod and Pskov, southwest of Veliky Novgorod. Another road connects the settlement with Staraya Russa. Shimsk lies on Shelon River, approximately ...
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- Msta
- Tigoda (near Kirishi
- SyasSyas RiverSyas River is a river in the Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts of Russia. The Syas River flows from Valdai Hills north into Lake Ladoga. A town of Syasstroy is located at its mouth. The largest tributary is Tikhvinka River...
(in SyasstroySyasstroySyasstroy is a town in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located near the mouth of the Syas River, at the confluence of the Valdonka and the Syas Rivers, close to Lake Ladoga, east of St. Petersburg. Population:...
) - Svir (near Lodeynoye PoleLodeynoye PoleLodeynoye Pole is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Svir River northeast of St. Petersburg. Population: 21,400 ....
)- PashaPasha RiverPashá is a river in the eastern part of Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Svir River . It is the largest and the most downstream of Svir's tributaries. It joins the Svir just 8 km away from Svir's mouth. Its largest tributary is the Kapsha River....
(near Lodeynoye Pole) - OyatOyat RiverOyat is a river in Vologda Oblast and Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Svir River ....
(near Lodeynoye Pole) - Lake OnegaLake OnegaLake Onega is a lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and is the second largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga...
- SunaSuna RiverSuna is a river in Republic of Karelia, Russia. The length of the river is 280 km. The area of its basin is 7,670 km². The Suna originates in Lake Kivi-Yarvi and flows out into the Kondopoga Gulf of Lake Onega....
(in KondopogaKondopogaKondopoga is a town and the administrative center of Kondopozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, situated on the coast of the Kondopozhskaya Gulf of Lake Onega, near the mouth of the Suna River and Kivach Nature Reserve, about from Petrozavodsk...
) - VodlaVodla RiverVodla is a river in the south-east of Republic of Karelia, Russia. The town of Pudozh is located along Vodla....
(near PudozhPudozhPudozh is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River east of Petrozavodsk. Population: 8,000 ....
) - AndomaAndoma RiverThe Andoma is a river in Vytegorsky District of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It flows out of Lake Groptozero and is a tributary of Lake Onega. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary of the Andoma is the Samina River ....
(north of VytegraVytegraVytegra may refer to:*Vytegra, a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia*Vytegra River, a river in Vologda Oblast, Russia...
) - VytegraVytegra RiverThe Vytegra is a river in Vytegorsky District of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It nominally flows out of Lake Matkozero and is a tributary of Lake Onega. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributary if the Tagazhma River ....
(near Vytegra)
- Suna
- Pasha
- Vuoksi (in Taipale and PriozerskPriozerskPriozersk is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, centered on an island at the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern armlet of River Vuoksi on the Karelian Isthmus. It is served by a station of the Saint Petersburg-Kuznechnoye railroad with the same name...
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- Volkhov
- Okhta
- SestraSestra River (Leningrad Oblast)Sestra River is a river in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia.The length of the river is 74 km . The area of its basin is 393 km² . The Sestra River flows over the Karelian Isthmus. It used to fall into the Gulf of Finland until the early 18th century...
(near SestroretskSestroretskSestroretsk is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake northwest of St. Petersburg...
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Black SeaBlack SeaThe Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
The rivers in this section are sorted west to east.
- DnieperDnieper RiverThe Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...
(near KhersonKhersonKherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
)- Desna (in KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, Ukraine)- SeimSeym RiverSeym is a river in Russia and Ukraine. Its length is 748 km and its basin area about 27,500 km². It is the largest tributary of the Desna....
(in SosnytsiaSosnytsiaSosnytsia is a townlet and administrative center of the Sosnytsky Raion of the Chernihiv Oblast in north-central Ukraine. The townlet is located on the west bank of the Ubid' river, a tributary of the Desna river, some from Chernihiv, the province center.Sosnytsia was the birthplace of...
, Ukraine) - Sudost (north of Novhorod-Siversky, Ukraine)
- Seim
- VyazmaVyazma RiverVyazma River is a river in the Smolensk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Dnieper. The length of the river is 147 km. The area of its basin is 1350 km². In ancient times, the Vyazma River was a part of a route that connected the upper basins of the Volga, Oka, and Dnieper...
- Desna (in Kiev
- MiusMius RiverMius is a river in Eastern Europe that flows through Ukraine and Russia. It starts in the Donets Range of Donetsk Oblast and flows through Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine and Rostov Oblast, Russia into the Mius Firth of the Sea of Azov, west of Taganrog...
(into Sea of AzovSea of AzovThe Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
near TaganrogTaganrogTaganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
) - Don (into Sea of AzovSea of AzovThe Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
near AzovAzov-External links:** *...
)- Manych (in Manychskaya, east of Rostov-on-DonRostov-on-Don-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
) - Sal (in SemikarakorskSemikarakorskSemikarakorsk is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population:...
) - Donets (near SemikarakorskSemikarakorskSemikarakorsk is a town and the administrative center of Semikarakorsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, northeast of Rostov-on-Don. Population:...
) - KhopyorKhopyor RiverKhopyor is a river in European Russia, the biggest left tributary of the Don River. Length 979 km, watershed: 61,100 km², mouth width: 300m.Navigable up to 323 km...
(near SerafimovichSerafimovichSerafimovich is a town and the administrative center of Serafimovichsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, northwest of Volgograd. Population:...
) - BityugBityug RiverBityug River is a river in the Voronezh Oblast in Russia, left tributary of the Don River. The upper reaches of the river are located in the Tambov Oblast. The length of the Bityug is 379 km. The area of its basin is 8,840 km². There are more than 400 lakes in the Bityug basin. The river freezes...
(near PavlovskPavlovsk, Voronezh OblastPavlovsk is a town and the administrative center of Pavlovsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River at its confluence with the Osered), southeast of Voronezh...
) - Osered' (near PavlovskPavlovsk, Voronezh OblastPavlovsk is a town and the administrative center of Pavlovsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River at its confluence with the Osered), southeast of Voronezh...
) - VoronezhVoronezh RiverVoronezh is a river in Tambov, Lipetsk, and Voronezh Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don. The Voronezh River is 342 km in length. The area of its drainage basin is 21,600 km². It freezes up in the first half of December and stays under the ice until late March. The lower...
(near VoronezhVoronezhVoronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
) - TemernikTemernik RiverTemernik River is a small river in Rostov Oblast of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Don River, and is 35,5 km long, with a drainage basin of 293 km². Temernik is very polluted....
(near Rostov-on-DonRostov-on-Don-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
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- Manych (in Manychskaya, east of Rostov-on-Don
- YeyaYeya RiverYeya is a river in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It falls into the Yeya Firth of Taganrog Bay, Sea of Azov. Length: 311 km, basin area: 8,650 km2. It dries up in summer. A port town of Yeysk is located by the Yeya Firth at the neck of the Yeya Spit. The river then travels to other, smaller...
(into Sea of Azov near YeyskYeysk-External links:* *...
) - KubanKuban RiverThe Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
(into Sea of Azov near TemryukTemryukTemryuk is the largest town and the administrative center of Temryuksky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Taman peninsula on the right bank of the Kuban River not far from its entry into the Temryuk Bay, amid a field of mud volcanoes. The seaport of Temryuk is situated from the...
)- Laba (in Ust-LabinskUst-LabinskUst-Labinsk is a town and the administrative center of Ust-Labinsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Population: -History:It was established as the stanitsa of Ust-Labinskaya in 1794...
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- Laba (in Ust-Labinsk
- MzymtaMzymta RiverMzymta is a river in Western Caucasus, Russia, flowing through Krasnodar Krai and the city of Sochi. Mzymta is the biggest river in Russia emptying into the Black Sea. Length: 89 km; watershed area: 885 km²....
(near SochiSochiSochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
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Caspian SeaCaspian SeaThe Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
The rivers in this section are sorted west to east.
- Terek (near KizlyarKizlyarKizlyar is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located in the delta of the Terek River northwest of Makhachkala. Population: 30,000 ....
)- MalkaMalka RiverMalka River , also known as Balyksu River , is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, Terek's left tributary. The length of the river is 210 km. The area of its basin is 10,000 km². The Malka originates in the glaciers on the northern slopes of Mount Elbrus. Its main tributary is the...
(near ProkhladnyProkhladnyProkhladny is a town and the administrative center of Prokhladnensky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located on the Malka River, north of Nalchik. Population:...
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- Malka
- Kuma (north of Kizlyar)
- PodkumokPodkumok RiverPodkumok River is a river in Stavropol Krai, Russia, right tributary of the Kuma River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 2,220 km² . The Podkumok River originates in the Greater Caucasus....
(near GeorgiyevskGeorgiyevskGeorgiyevsk is a historical town in Stavropol Krai, Russia, situated in the Forecaucasus on submontane tableland on the right bank of the Podkumok River southeast of Stavropol...
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- Podkumok
- VolgaVolga RiverThe Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
(near AstrakhanAstrakhanAstrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
)- YeruslanYeruslan RiverYeruslan is a river Saratov Oblast and Volgograd Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River. It is 278 km long, origins at the south-western slope of the Obshchy Syrt and flows to the Yeruslan Cove of the Volgograd Reservoir. Yeruslan has the left inflow Solyonaya Kuba River. Former left...
(near KamyshinKamyshinKamyshin is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Population: 101,000 ; 24,000 ....
) - TereshkaTereshka RiverThe Bolshaya Tereshka or simply Tereshka is a river in Ulyanovsk and Saratov Oblasts of Russian Federation, the right tributary of the Volga River. Tereshka is 213 km long, its watershed area is 9,710 km2. It origins at the Privolzhskaya Hills and falls to the Volgograd Reservoir. Tereshka...
(near SaratovSaratov-Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...
) - Bolshoy IrgizBolshoy Irgiz RiverThe Bolshoy Irgiz or Irgiz is a river in Samara and Saratov Oblast, Russia, the left tributary of the Volga River, south of the Samara River. It is 675 km long and the area of its drainage basin is 24,000 km². It headwaters are at the Obshchy Syrt adjoining the Ural River basin. It flows west and...
(near VolskVolskVolsk is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located to the northeast from Saratov, on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz, the Volga tributary. Population:...
) - Maly IrgizMaly Irgiz RiverThe Maly Irgiz is a river in Saratov Oblast, Russia, the left tributary of the Volga. It is 235 km long, its drainage basin is 3,900 km². The river is fed by snow. Above Seleznikha Maly Irgiz dries up systematically . Between November and April Maly Irgiz is frozen....
- ChapayevkaChapayevka RiverChapayevka or the Mocha is a river in Samara Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River. It origins at the slope of Siny Syrt and flows to the Saratov Reservoir, near Novokuybyshevsk, Samara agglomeration. It is 298 km long. The town of Chapayevsk stays alongside the river. The...
(near ChapayevskChapayevskChapayevsk is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located from the city of Samara, on the right bank of the Chapayevka River . Population:...
) - SamaraSamara RiverThe Samara is a river in Russia, left tributary of Volga. The city of Samara is located at the confluence of Volga and Samara. It rises southwest of the southern end of the Ural Mountains close to the middle Ural River near the town of Orenburg. It then flows west or west northwest to meet the...
(in SamaraSamara, RussiaSamara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
) - SokSok RiverSok is a river in Samara and Orenburg Oblasts, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River. It flows southwest to meet the Samara Bend of the Volga near Sokolyi Mountains, north of the city of Samara. The major tributary is Kondurcha River....
(in Samara)- KondurchaKondurcha RiverThe Kondurcha is a river in Samara Oblast and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sok River. Its length is 294 km and its drainage basin is 4,360 km². It origins in Samara Oblast and falls to the Sok in Samara Oblast.Major tributaries are Shlama, Lipovka Rivers. The...
(north of Samara)
- Kondurcha
- Bolshoy CheremshanBolshoy Cheremshan RiverBolshoy Cheremshan is a river in Russia, the left tributary of the Volga between the Kama River and Samara River. It flows southwest to the Volga near Dimitrovgrad. The main inflows are Bolshaya Sulcha and Maly Cheremshan. The maximal discharge is 1660 m³/s and the minimal mineralization is...
(near DimitrovgradDimitrovgrad, RussiaDimitrovgrad is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River. Population: -History:It was founded in the beginning of the 18th century as a village for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848. As of 1897, its population was 8,500, and in 1919...
) - BezdnaBezdna River, TatarstanThe Bezdna or Biznä is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Volga River, falling into the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Kuralovo, Spassky District. Its length is 45 km and its drainage basin is 806 km²....
- AktayAktay RiverThe Aktay or Aqtay is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Volga River, falling into the Kuybyshev Reservoir near Izmeri. Its length is 89 km and its drainage basin is 1,016 km²....
- KamaKama RiverKama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
(south of KazanKazanKazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
)- VyatkaVyatka RiverThe Vyatka River is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. It is 1,314 km in length. The area of its basin is 129,000 km²....
(near NizhnekamskNizhnekamskNizhnekamsk is a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located to the south of the Kama River between the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Chistopol.Population: -History:...
)- Cheptsa (near KirovKirov, Kirov OblastKirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...
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- Cheptsa (near Kirov
- BelayaBelaya (Aghidhel) RiverBelaya River is a river in the Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains. Its length is 1,430 km...
(near NeftekamskNeftekamskNeftekamsk is a city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Kama River, from the republic's capital Ufa. Population: The city's territory borders with Krasnokamsky and Yanaulsky Districts of the republic. A road network connects the town to Ufa, Birsk, Yanaul, Agidel,...
)- UfaUfa RiverUfa River is a river in the Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the Republic of Bashkortostan; a tributary of the Belaya River. It is 918 km in length. The area of the basin is 53,100 km². It freezes up between late October and early December and stays under the ice until...
(in UfaUfa-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...
)- YuryuzanYuryuzan RiverYuryuzan River is a river in the Republic of Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Yuryuzan River flows into the Pavlovskoye Reservoir near Karaidel. It freezes up in the second half of...
(near Karaidel)
- Yuryuzan
- Ufa
- Chusovaya (near PermPermPerm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
)- SylvaSylva RiverSylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...
(near Perm)
- Sylva
- YegoshikhaYegoshikha RiverYegoshikha , formerly Yagoshikha , is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, the left tributary of the Kama. In spite of its relatively small size it is famous for its historical significance. It mainly flows in the borders of the Perm city. The origin of Yegoshikha is in the forest area close to Lipovaya...
(in Perm) - MulyankaMulyanka RiverThe Mulyanka , also referred as Upper Mulyanka, is a small river in Perm Krai, Russia which flows in the city of Perm and nearby Permsky District and is a left tributary of the Kama River. The proximity of city's industry has a heavy influence on the river ecology.-Geography:The length of Mulyanka...
(in Perm) - VisheraVishera River, Perm KraiThe Vishera River is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, left tributary of the Kama River. It is 415 km in length. The area of its basin is 31,200 km². The Vishera River freezes up in the late October–early November and stays under the ice until the end of April...
(near SolikamskSolikamskSolikamsk is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. It is the third-largest town in Perm Krai, with a population of It was founded in 1430. The name of the town is derived from the Russian words "" and "" .It is famous for its production of salt, in particular, potassium chloride, which is used as a...
)- KolvaKolva River, Perm KraiKolva River is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, right tributary of the Vishera River of the Kama basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . It starts on southeastern slope of mount Kolvinsky Kamen, in northeastern portion of Perm Krai, near the border with Komi Republic...
(near Cherdyn)
- Kolva
- Vyatka
- KazankaKazanka RiverKazanka or Qazansu is a river in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. Kazanka begins near the village of Bimeri in Arsk District and flows into the Samara Reservoir in Kazan, near the Kazan Kremlin. Another towns on the Kazanka are Arsk and historical Iske Kazan. The...
(in Kazan) - SviyagaSviyaga RiverThe Sviyaga is a river in the Ulyanovsk Oblast and Tatarstan, a right tributary of the Volga River. It has a length of 375 km. The area of the basin is 16,700 km². The Sviyaga River flows into the Sviyaga Cove of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, west of Kazan. It freezes up in November-December and stays...
(west of Kazan) - IletIlet RiverIlet is a river in Mari El, Russia. Major tributaries are Ashit, Yushut, Voncha and Petyalka. Minimum mineralization is 1000-1400 mg/l. Tourism and rafting are popular....
(near VolzhskVolzhskVolzhsk is a town in the Mari El Republic, Russia. Population:...
) - AnishAnish RiverThe Anish is a river in Tsivilsky and Kozlovsky Districts of the Republic of Chuvashia, Russia, a right-bank tributary of the Volga River. Its length is and its drainage basin is . It falls to the Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga, near Kozlovka....
(near KozlovkaKozlovka, Kozlovsky District, Chuvash RepublicKozlovka is a town and the administrative center of Kozlovsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, near the republic's borders with the Mari El Republic and the Republic of Tatarstan. Population:...
) - Malaya KokshagaMalaya Kokshaga RiverThe Malaya Kokshaga is a 194 km-long river in Mari El, a left tributary of the Volga. It originates in the northern part of the republic, passes through its capital, Yoshkar-Ola, and flows to the Kuybyshev Reservoir, Volga near Kokshaisk. The Malaya Kokshaga is mainly fed by snow. From November...
(near KokshayskKokshayskKokshaysk is a village in the Mari El Republic, Russia, administratively subordinated to the city of Yoshkar-Ola, as the river port of Yoshkar-Ola is located there. Kokshaysk is situared near the Mari village of Kokshamary, on the left bank of the Bolshaya Kokshaga River, where it flows into the...
)- Maly KundyshMaly Kundysh RiverMaly Kundysh is a river in Mari El, Russia, a left tributary of the Malaya Kokshaga River. It is 107 km long, its drainage basin is 1310 km²....
- Maly Kundysh
- Bolshaya KokshagaBolshaya Kokshaga RiverThe Bolshaya Kokshaga is a river in Kirov Oblast and Mari El, Russian Federation. It is a left-bank tributary of the Volga. Its length is 297 km and its drainage basin is 6,330 km²...
(near Kokshaysk)- Bolshoy KundyshBolshoy Kundysh RiverBolshoy Kundysh is a river in Kirov Oblast and Mari El, Russia, a right tributary of the Bolshaya Kokshaga River. It is 173 km long, its drainage basin is 1720 km². Bolshoy Kundysh flows across the fen of the Mari depression. Kilemary settlement is placed on Bolshoy Kundysh. The river is...
- Bolshoy Kundysh
- TsivilTsivil RiverThe Great Tsivil or simply Tsivil in its lower course is a river in Chuvashia, Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Volga River. Tsivil is long, its watershed area is . Near Tsivilsk the Little Tsivil joins the Great Tsivil, forming Tsivil river, which flows into the Volga near...
(near NovocheboksarskNovocheboksarskNovocheboksarsk is a city in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located about east of the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, on the southern bank of the Volga River. Population: -History:...
) - RutkaRutka RiverThe Rutka is a river in Kirov Oblast and Mari El, Russia. It is 153 km long. The Rutka origins in Kirov Oblast, passes the Mari Depression and flows to the Cheboksary Reservoir. The Rutka frezes up in November and stays under ice until April. The river is navigable....
- VetlugaVetluga RiverVetluga is a river in the Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Mari El Republic and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is a left tributary of Volga, confluence near Kozmodemyansk. The river is navigable....
(near KozmodemyanskKozmodemyanskKozmodemyansk is a town in the Mari El Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Vetluga and the Volga Rivers. It serves as the administrative center of Gornomariysky District, although it is not administratively a part of it...
) - SuraSura RiverSura is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth....
(in VasilsurskVasilsurskVasilsursk is an urban locality in Vorotynsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Sura River, not far from its fall into the Volga. Population:...
)- PyanaPyana RiverPyana is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is a tributary of the Sura River.-History and etymology:...
- AlatyrAlatyr RiverAlatyr River is a river in Mordovia in Russia, Sura's left tributary. The length of the river is 296 km. The area of its basin is 11,200 km². The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr Mordvin name Rator Osh, are located on the Alatyr River....
(in AlatyrAlatyr (town)Alatyr is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 43,161 ; 43,000 ....
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- Pyana
- KerzhenetsKerzhenets RiverKerzhenets River is a river in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga, joining the Volga near Lyskovo, about 70 km east of Nizhny Novgorod.-History:...
(near LyskovoLyskovoLyskovo is a town and the administrative center of Lyskovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the southern side of the Volga River , opposite the mouth of the Kerzhenets River, southeast of Nizhny Novgorod.. Population: It was first mentioned in 1410...
) - KudmaKudma RiverKudma is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Volga.The river is 144 km long, and drains 2200 square kilometers in thesouthern suburbs of Nizhny Novgorod....
(between KstovoKstovoKstovo is a town and the administrative center of Kstovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, southeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: -History:...
and Lyskovo) - OkaOka RiverOka 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 to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
(in Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
)- KlyazmaKlyazma RiverThe Klyazma River is a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 686 kilometres. The area of its drainage basin is 42,500 km². The Klyazma River freezes up in November and stays under the ice...
(in Gorbatov)- TezaTeza RiverThe Teza River is a river in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Klyazma River, which is in turn a tributary of the Volga River. It has a length of 192 kilometers and a drainage basin with an area of 3,450 square kilometers. Annual flooding occurs between April and the middle of...
(near YuzhaYuzhaYuzha is a town and the administrative center of Yuzhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on Vazal Lake, southeast of Ivanovo. Population:...
) - NerlNerl River (Klyazma)The Nerl River is a river in the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Nerl River freezes up in November - December and stays under the ice until April. Its main tributary is the...
(near VladimirVladimirVladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
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- Teza
- MokshaMoksha RiverMoksha is a river in central Russia, a right tributary of the Oka River. It is 656 kilometres in length....
(near Yelatma)- TsnaTsna River (Moksha basin)Tsna is a river in Tambov Oblast and Ryazan Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Moksha River. 451 kilometers in length, it runs through the cities of Tambov and Morshansk....
(near SasovoSasovoSasovo is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River southeast of Ryazan. Population: Sasovo was founded in 1642 and granted town status in 1926....
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- Tsna
- PraPra River (Russia)Pra River is a river in the Ryazan and Moscow Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. It is 167 km in length. The area of its basin is 5,520 km². The Pra River freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until April....
(near KasimovKasimovKasimov is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, which serves as the administrative center of Kasimovsky District . The town is situated on the left bank of the Oka River...
) - MoskvaMoskva RiverThe Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
(in KolomnaKolomnaKolomna is an ancient city and the administrative center of Kolomensky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva and Oka Rivers, southeast of Moscow. The area of the city is about . The city was founded in 1177...
)- PakhraPakhra RiverThe Pakhra River is a river in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Moskva River. It is 135 km in length. The area of its basin is 2580 km². The Pakhra River freezes up in November - December and stays under the ice until the late March - April. Main tributaries: Mocha,...
(near MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) - NeglinnayaNeglinnaya RiverThe Neglinnaya River , also known as Neglimna, Neglinna, Neglinka , is a 7.5-km long underground river in the central part of Moscow and a tributary of the Moskva River. It flows in the tunnels under Samotechnaya Street, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Neglinnaya Street and Alexander Garden and Zaryadye...
(in Moscow) - YauzaYauza RiverThis article is about a river in Moscow, a tributary of the Moskva River. There are three other Yauza rivers in Central Russia: tributaries of the Lama, Gzhat and Sestra....
(in Moscow) - SetunSetun RiverThe Setun is a river in the west of Moscow and the largest tributary of the Moskva River in Moscow. The length of the river is , of which is in Moscow itself. Its basin has an area of . The Setun River originates in the village of Salariyevo in Moscow Oblast and flows into the Moskva River near...
(in Moscow) - IstraIstra RiverIstra is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia.It is the left tributary of the Moskva River....
(near Moscow) - RuzaRuza RiverRuza River is a river in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, left tributary of the Moscow River. The length of the river is 145 km. The area of its basin is 1,990 km². It usually freezes in November and stays under the ice until April....
(near RuzaRuzaRuza is a town and the administrative center of Ruzsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Ruza River west of Moscow. Population:...
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- NaraNara RiverNara River is a river in the Moscow Oblast and Kaluga Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 158 kilometres. The area of its basin is 2030 km². The Nara River freezes up in November-December and stays under the ice until April. The cities of...
(in SerpukhovSerpukhovSerpukhov is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. It is located south from Moscow on the Moscow—Simferopol highway. The Moscow—Tula railway passes through the town. Population: -History:...
) - ProtvaProtva RiverProtva River is a river in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is 282 km. The area of its basin is 4,620 km². The Protva freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributary is the Luzha River. The towns of...
(near Serpukhov)- LuzhaLuzha RiverLuzha River is a river in Kaluga Oblast in Russia, which originates in Moscow Oblast. It is a right tributary of the Protva River . The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is . The Luzha freezes up in November and breaks up in April...
(near MaloyaroslavetsMaloyaroslavetsMaloyaroslavets is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Luzha River , southwest of Moscow and northeast of Kaluga. Population: 21,200 ....
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- Luzha
- Ugra (near KalugaKalugaKaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
) - UpaUpa RiverUpa is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, one of the main tributaries of the Oka River.The river is 345 km long; the city of Tula is on its banks. The name of the river is of Baltic origin....
(near Suvorov)- Plava RiverPlava RiverPlava is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of Upa River. Length: 101 km. The town of Plavsk is situated on the Plava....
(near KrapivnaKrapivnaKrapivna or Kropivna is a large village on the Upa River in Shchyokino Raion of Tula Oblast, Russia. It was first documented in the testament of the Russian monarch Dmitry Donskoy and remained the center of an uyezd until the October Revolution...
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- Plava River
- Klyazma
- UzolaUzola RiverUzola River, also spelled as Usola River is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Uzola River freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April....
(near BalakhnaBalakhnaBalakhna is a town and the administrative center of Balakhninsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, north of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 33,500 .-Overview:...
) - UnzhaUnzha RiverUnzha River , a river in the Vologda Oblast and Kostroma Oblast in Russia, a tributary of the Volga River. Its length is 426 km. The area of the basin is 28,900 km². The Unzha River begins at the confluence of the Kema River and the Lundonga River. It flows into the Unzhensky Cove of the Gorkovsky...
(in YuryevetsYuryevets, Ivanovo OblastYuryevets is a town and the administrative center of Yuryevetsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Unzha and the Volga Rivers. Population:...
)- NeyaNeya RiverNeya is a river in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is a tributary of the Unzha River . It is 253 km long, with a drainage basin of 6060 km².The town of Neya is situated by the Neya River....
(near MakaryevMakaryevMakaryev is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River , east of Kostroma. Population:...
) - VigaViga RiverViga River is a river in Kostroma Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Unzha River. Its length is 175 km. The area of the basin is 3,360 km²....
- Neya
- Nyomda (near Yuryevets)
- ShuyaShuya River (Kostroma Oblast)Shuya is a river in Kostroma Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Noymda River . The length of the river is 170 km. The area of its basin is 1,700 km². It freezes up in November and stays icebound until April....
- Shuya
- KostromaKostroma RiverThe Kostroma is a river in the European part of Russia. It flows through the Kostroma and Yaroslavl Oblasts, and is a left tributary of the Volga, which it enters at the Gorky Reservoir, at the city of Kostroma, at ....
(in KostromaKostromaKostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers...
)- VyoksaVyoksa RiverThe Vyoksa River is a river running in the western part of the Kostroma Oblast in the Central Russia. The river originates at the outflow of Lake Galichskoye. The Vyoksa River runs 84 kilometres and drains into the Kostroma River in the town of Buy....
(in BuyBuy (town)Buy is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Kostroma River. Population: -Overview:Buy was originally a trading post and protected by a hill fortress of Finno Ugrian Meri people c. 400-500 AD. Its original Meri name is not known, but in Finnish language it was called either...
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- Vyoksa
- KotoroslKotoroslThe Kotorosl River is a right tributary of the Volga in the Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia. The river flows from Lake Nero near Rostov past Karabikha and enters the Volga in Yaroslavl. In the medieval ages, the river was highly important strategically, for it connected Rostov with major waterways of...
(in YaroslavlYaroslavlYaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
) - SogozhaSogozha RiverSogozha is a river in Vologda and Yaroslavl Oblasts in Russia. It is 125 km long, with a drainage basin of 2,950 km².The river terminates in the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga River. Before the construction of the Rybinsk Reservoir the Sogozha was a tributary of the Sheksna River.The...
(near PoshekhonyePoshekhonyePoshekhonye is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Yaroslavl. It stands on the Sogozha River . Population:...
) - SheksnaSheksna RiverThe Sheksna is a river in Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
(in CherepovetsCherepovetsCherepovets is the largest city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Sheksna River, a tributary of the Volga River. Population: 311,869 ; It is served by Cherepovets Airport.-Location:...
)- Lake BeloyeLake Beloye, Vologda OblastLake Beloye , is a lake in the northwestern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia. The lake has an approximately round shape with a diameter of . Its area is , and the are of its basin is and the area of its basin is . Lake Vozhe drains into the Sheksna River, which is a tributary of the Rybinsk...
(near BelozerskBelozerskBelozersk , known as Beloozero until 1777 , is a town and the administrative center of Belozersky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Beloye, from which it takes the name...
)- KovzhaKovzha RiverThe Kovzha is a river in Vytegorsky, Belozersky, and Vashkinsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It originates from Lake Kovzhskoye and is a tributary of Lake Beloye. It is long, and the area of its basin . The Kovzha River is a part of the Volga-Baltic Waterway...
- KemaKema RiverThe Kema is a river in Vytegorsky and Vashkinsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It flows out of Lake Kemskoye and is a tributary of Lake Beloye. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributary is the Indomanka River ....
- Kovzha
- Lake Beloye
- SudaSuda RiverThe Suda River is a river in Vologda Oblast in Russia. It flows into the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga River. It is 184 km in long, with a drainage basin of 13,500 km² and an average discharge of 134 m³/s. Its main tributaries are the Sjogda, Andoga, Kolp, Voron and Petukh rivers....
(near Cherepovets)- KolpKolp RiverThe Kolp River is a river in Leningrad and Vologda Oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Suda River ....
- Kolp
- MologaMologa RiverMologa River is a river in Tver, Novgorod and Vologda Oblasts of Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga River, flowing into the Rybinsk Reservoir. The river freezes up in the late October - early December and stays under the ice until April - early May....
(near VesyegonskVesyegonskVesyegonsk is a town and the administrative center of Vesyegonsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: The historical part of Vesyegonsk lies under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir....
) - KashinkaKashinka RiverKashinka is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River . The town of Kashin is located along the Kashinka. The Kashinka River is one of the most popular swimming and fishing locations in Kashin during the summer. It mostly flows through rural areas and is not very well...
(near KalyazinKalyazinKalyazin is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, southeast of Kashin, north of Sergiyev Posad, and southwest of Uglich . Population:...
) - NerlNerl River (Volga)The Nerl River is a river in the Yaroslavl and Tver Oblasts in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . It originates in the Lake Pleshcheyevo under the name of Veksa-Pleshcheyevskaya and enters the Volga in Sknyatino. Its main tributary...
(near Kalyazin)- KubrKubr RiverKubr or Kubra River is a 68-km long river that flows within the Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia. It rises in the Lyakhovo marshes and flows into the Nerl River, a right tributary of the Volga. The township of Kubrinsk takes its name from the river....
- Kubr
- MedveditsaMedveditsa River (Volga basin)Medveditsa is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River .Medveditsa is a popular place for tourism and recreation....
(near KimryKimryKimry , formerly Kimra, is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver...
) - DubnaDubna River (Volga basin)Dubna is a river in Vladimir Oblast and Moscow Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga. The length of the river is 167 kilometres. The area of its basin is 5,350 km². Its largest tributary is the Sestra River. The town of Dubna is located at the confluence of the Dubna and Volga...
(in DubnaDubnaDubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It has a status of naukograd , being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research centre and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. It is also home to MKB Raduga, a defence aerospace company...
)- SestraSestra River (Dubna)The Sestra River is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Dubna River . Its source is the Senezh Lake. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The river freezes up in November - early January and stays under the ice until late March - April. Its main...
(near Dubna)
- Sestra
- ShoshaShosha RiverShosha River is a river in Tver and partially Moscow Oblasts in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. The length of the Shosha River is 163 kilometres. The area of its basin is 3,080 km². The river flows into the Ivankovo Reservoir. The Shosha freezes up in November – early...
(near KonakovoKonakovoKonakovo is a town and the administrative center of Konakovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of Ivankovo Reservoir . Population: It was founded in 1806 and was granted town status in 1937....
)- LamaLama RiverLama River is a river in the Moscow and Tver Oblasts in Russia, a tributary of the Shosha River. The length of the river is 139 km. The area of its basin is 2330 km². The Lama River freezes up in November and stays under the ice until late March - early April. Historically, the river was...
(near Kozlovo)
- Lama
- TvertsaTvertsa RiverTvertsa is a river in the Tver Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River. The Starotveretsky Canal is considered Tvertsa's riverhead, which connects the river with the Vishnevolotskoye Reservoir. The latter drains up to 80% of its water from the Tsna River into the Tvertsa...
(in TverTverTver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
)- OsugaOsuga RiverOsuga River is a river in Tver Oblast of Russia. It flows out of the Valdai Hillsand follows into the Tvertsa River.The towns located along the river include: Kuvshinovo....
(near TorzhokTorzhokTorzhok is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, famous for its folk craft of goldwork embroidery. Population: Torzhok has twenty-two large and medium-sized industrial enterprises. Two of them are especially significant...
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- Osuga
- VazuzaVazuza RiverVazuza is a river in Smolensk Oblast and Tver Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. Length: 162 km, watershed area: 7120 km². The lower part of the river has been transformed into Vazuza Reservoir. The towns of Sychyovka and Zubtsov are located on the Vazuza ....
(in ZubtsovZubtsovZubtsov is a town and the administrative center of Zubtsovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Vazuza Rivers, south of Tver, southeast of Rzhev, and southwest of Staritsa. Population: 8,100 ....
) - SelizharovkaSelizharovka RiverSelizharovka is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River. It is one of the uppermost substantial tributaries of the Volga. A settlement of Selizharovo is located at its mouth....
(in SelizharovoSelizharovoSelizharovo is an urban locality and the administrative center of Selizharovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia situated at the confluence of the Selizharovka and the Volga Rivers. Population:...
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- Yeruslan
- UralUral RiverThe Ural or Jayıq/Zhayyq , known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,511 mi making it the third longest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube...
(in AtyrauAtyrauAtyrau , known as Guryev until 1991, is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It is located at the mouth of the Ural River, 2700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atyraou,...
, KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
)- IlekIlek RiverThe Ilek River is a steppe river at the southern end of the Ural Mountains. It is a tributary of the Ural River and lies in the Orenburg Oblast in Russia and Republic of Kazakhstan. It rises just south of Orsk, flows south a short distance and then flows westward south of and parallel to the Ural...
(in Ilek) - SakmaraSakmara RiverSakmara River is a river in Russia that drains the southern tip of the Ural Mountains south into the Ural River. Its length is . It is a tributary of the Ural River, which it meets in Orenburg. The source of the Sakmara River is in the Republic of Bashkortostan...
(in OrenburgOrenburgOrenburg is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow, very close to the border with Kazakhstan. Population: 546,987 ; 549,361 ; Highest point: 154.4 m...
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- Ilek
Arctic OceanArctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
, east of the Urals
The rivers in this section are sorted west to east.
- ObOb RiverThe Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
(to Gulf of ObGulf of ObThe Gulf of Ob is a gigantic bay of the Arctic Ocean, located in Northern Russia at the head the mouth of the Ob River....
)- IrtyshIrtyshThe Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the Ob River. Its name means White River. Irtysh's main affluent is the Tobol River...
(near Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate . The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°...
)- TobolTobol RiverTobol is a river in Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia and Kazakhstan, left tributary of the Irtysh. The length of the Tobol River is 1591 km. The area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km². Average discharge at mouth is 805 m³/s. The lower reaches of the river freeze up in late October -...
(in TobolskTobolskTobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
)- TavdaTavda RiverThe Tavda River is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into the Tobol River. It is north of the Tura River and south of the Konda River. It is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Tyumen Oblast. It is formed by the confluence of the Lozva and Sosva Rivers. The length of...
(southwest of Tobolsk) - TuraTura RiverTura River , also known as Dolgaya River ) is a historically important Siberian river which flows eastward from the central Ural Mountains into the Tobol River, a part of the Ob River basin. The main town is Tyumen....
(some 80 km downstream from TyumenTyumenTyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...
) - IsetIset RiverIset River is a river in Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia. It rises in the Ural Mountains 25km northwest of Yekaterinburg and flows east into the Tobol River. To the north of its basin is that of Tura River and to the south, the Uy River. The length of the Iset River is...
(near YalutorovskYalutorovskYalutorovsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tobol River southeast of Tyumen. Population: It was founded in 1639 as the settlement of Yalutorovsky and was granted town status in 1782....
)- MiassMiass RiverMiass River is a river on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains near Chelyabinsk. It flows mainly northeast to join the Iset River which continues northeast to join the north-flowing Tobol River which leads to the Ob River and the Arctic Ocean. Located mostly in Chelyabinsk Oblast and Kurgan...
(east of ShadrinskShadrinskShadrinsk is a town in Kurgan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Iset River northwest of Kurgan. Population: -Climate:...
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- Miass
- Tavda
- IshimIshim RiverIshim River is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. Its length is 2,450 km , average discharge is 56,3 m³/s . It is a left tributary of the Irtysh River. The Ishim River is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan...
(in Ust-Ishim) - TaraTara River (Russia)Tara River is a river in the Novosibirsk and Omsk Oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh River of the Ob basin. The length of the river is 806 km. The area of its basin 18,300 km². The Tara River freezes up in late October - November and stays under the ice until late April -...
near (TaraTara, RussiaTara is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia, located about north of Omsk, at the confluence of the Tara and Irtysh Rivers at a point where the forested country merges into the steppe. It serves as the administrative center of Tarsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it...
) - OmOm RiverOm is a river in the south of Western Siberian plains in Russia. It is ~724 km long, flowing into the major Irtysh River. It rises in the Vasyugan Swamp at the border of Novosibirsk and Omsk oblasts....
(in OmskOmsk-History:The wooden fort of Omsk was erected in 1716 to protect the expanding Russian frontier along the Ishim and the Irtysh rivers against the Kyrgyz nomads of the Steppes...
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- Tobol
- VakhVakh RiverThe Vakh River is a river in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob River. The Vakh River is 964 km long; the area of its basin is 76,700 km². It begins at the watershed of the basin of the Ob, the Yenisei, and the Taz Rivers. The Vakh River's main...
(near NizhnevartovskNizhnevartovskNizhnevartovsk is the second largest city in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located along the right bank of the Ob River. Population: 251,860 ; 239,044 ;...
) - TymTym RiverTym River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tomsk Oblast in Russia, right tributary of the Ob River. The length of the river is 950 km. The area of its basin is 32,300 km². The Tym River freezes up in October - early November and stays icebound until late April - May. It is navigable within...
(in Ust-Tym) - VasyuganVasyugan RiverVasyugan is a river in the southern West Siberian Plain of Russia. It is a tributary of the Ob River on the left side, and its course from its source in the Vasyugan Swamp is entirely within the Kargasok district of Tomsk Oblast.- Statistics :...
(in KargasokKargasokKargasok - a village in Tomsk Oblast, the administrative center of Kargasoksky District and Kargasok rural settlement.The population of 7,701 people ....
) - ParabelParabel RiverParabel River is a river in the Tomsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Parabel River is 308 km. The area of its basin is 25,500 km². The river is formed at the confluence of the Kenga and Chuzik Rivers. It freezes up in the second half of...
(near KargasokKargasokKargasok - a village in Tomsk Oblast, the administrative center of Kargasoksky District and Kargasok rural settlement.The population of 7,701 people ....
) - KetKet Riverright|thumb|300px|The Ket was a part of the [[Siberian River Routes]] - double clickKet River , also known in its upper reaches as the Big Ket River is a river in the Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tomsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Ket River is 1,621 km. The area...
(near KolpashevoKolpashevoKolpashevo is a town and the administrative center of Kolpashevsky District of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ob River. Population: It has existed since the beginning of the 17th century as a village. Town status was granted to it in 1938. It is served by the Kolpashevo Airport....
) - Chulym (in Ust-Chulym)
- TomTom RiverTom is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob. Its length is 540 miles . Its source is in the Abakan mountains , and it flows northward through the Kuznetsk Basin...
(50 km downstream from TomskTomskTomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...
) - AleyAley RiverThe Aley River is a Russian river. It is a tributary of the Ob, located in the Altai Krai. Bigger towns along the river are Rubtsovsk and Aleysk....
(near BarnaulBarnaul-Russian Empire:Barnaul was one of the earlier cities established in Siberia. Originally chosen for its proximity to the mineral-rich Altai Mountains and its location on a major river, the site was founded by the wealthy Demidov family in the 1730s. In addition to the copper which had originally...
) - Katun River (in BiyskBiyskBiysk is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is the second largest city of the krai . Population: -Geography:Biysk is situated in southwestern Siberia, on the Biya River . The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range...
) - Biya RiverBiya RiverThe Biya River is a river in the Altai Republic and Altai Krai in Russia. It forms the Ob River as it joins the Katun River. The Biya River is 301 km long; the area of its drainage basin is 37,000 km². It flows out of the Teletskoye Lake. The river freezes up in the mid-November to early December...
(in BiyskBiyskBiysk is a city in Altai Krai, Russia. It is the second largest city of the krai . Population: -Geography:Biysk is situated in southwestern Siberia, on the Biya River . The city is called "the gates to the Altai Mountains", because of its position comparatively not far from this range...
)- Chulyshman (into Lake TeletskoyeLake TeletskoyeLake Teletskoye is the largest lake in the Altay Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia, and has a depth of up to 325 meters.Situated at a height of 434 m above sea level, the lake is long and wide and lies between the mountain ridges Korbu and Al-tyntu, on the junction of Sailughem Mountains...
)- Bashkaus
- ChebdarChebdarChebdar is a river in Altai Republic in Russia.The Chebdar is the only significant and paddleable tributary of the Bashkaus, coming in from the left where the Lower Gorge of the Bashkaus ends, not far from Chulyshman confluence....
- Chebdar
- Bashkaus
- Chulyshman (into Lake Teletskoye
- Irtysh
- NadymNadym RiverThe Nadym is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Nadym River is . The area of its basin is . The river originates in Lake Numto and flows into the Kara Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May. The...
(into Gulf of ObGulf of ObThe Gulf of Ob is a gigantic bay of the Arctic Ocean, located in Northern Russia at the head the mouth of the Ob River....
in Khorovaya) - PurPur RiverThe Pur River is a river in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia. The Pur River proper starts at the confluence of the Pyakupur and Aivasedapur Rivers. The length of the Pur River is 389 km. It is often considered as the Pyakupur's extension, which would make it 1,024 km long...
(into Gulf of Taz in Ivay-Sale) - TazTaz RiverThe Taz is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1401 km and drains a basin estimated at 150,000 km².The Taz River flows into the Tazovskaya Guba, a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of Tazovskiy town and ends in the Gulf of Ob...
(into Gulf of Taz in TazovskyTazovskyTazovsky until 1949) is an urban locality and the administrative center of Tazovsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Taz River from its fall into the Taz Estuary. Population:...
) - YeniseiYenisei RiverYenisei , also written as Yenisey, is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is the central of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean...
- TurukhanTurukhan RiverTurukhan River is a river in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Yenisei River. The length of the river is 639 km. The area of its basin is 35,800 km². The Turukhan River freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May - first half of June. Its main...
(near TurukhanskTurukhanskTurukhansk is a village in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is located 1474 km north of Krasnoyarsk, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Lower Tunguska rivers. The Turukhan River joins the Yenisei about 20 km northwest. Population: 4,849 ; 8,900 ; 200...
) - Lower TunguskaLower TunguskaNizhnyaya Tunguska — is a river in Siberia, Russia, flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributary of the Yenisei joining it at Turukhansk . Settlements on the river include Tura, Yukti and Simenga...
(in Turukhansk) - Podkamennaya TunguskaPodkamennaya Tunguska RiverThe Podkamennaya Tunguska is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia; it is an eastern tributary of the Yenisei and has a length of . The name of the river comes from the fact that it flows under pebble fields without open water...
- Katanga
- Tetere
- Angara RiverAngara RiverThe Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisei River....
(in StrelkaStrelkaStrelka, Russian for "little arrow" may refer to one of the following:*Strelka , one of the Russian space dogs*Strelka, a tip on a confluence or divergence of two rivers or distributaries, particularly:...
)- Oka (near BratskBratskBratsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Angara River near the vast Bratsk Reservoir. Population: Although the name sounds like the Russian word for 'brother' , it actually comes from 'bratskiye lyudi', an old name for the Buryats.-History:The first Europeans in the area arrived...
) - Bolshaya BelayaBolshaya Belaya RiverThe Bolshaya Belaya River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia in Russia, a tributary of the Angara River, which flows into the Bratsky Reservoir. Its length is . The area of its basin is . Principal tributaries are the Urik and the Malaya Belaya Rivers. The Bolshaya Belaya River freezes up...
(near Usolye-SibirskoyeUsolye-SibirskoyeUsolye-Sibirskoye is a town in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Angara River. Population: -History:It was founded in 1669 under the name Usolye, an archaic Russian word for a salt producing town, by Mikhalevs brothers, the Cossacks who had discovered salt deposits in a...
) - IrkutIrkut RiverIrkut is a river in the Buryat Republic and Irkutsk Oblast of Russia; Angara's left tributary. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Irkut River freezes up in late October - mid-November and stays icebound until late April - early May. The city of Irkutsk is located at the...
(in IrkutskIrkutskIrkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
) - SelengaSelengaThe Selenge is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Its source rivers are the Ider River and the Delgermörön river. It flows into Lake Baikal and has a length of 616 miles...
(into Lake BaikalLake BaikalLake Baikal is the world's oldest at 30 million years old and deepest lake with an average depth of 744.4 metres.Located in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Buryat Republic to the southeast, it is the most voluminous freshwater lake in the...
near Kabansk)- UdaUda River, BuryatiaUda is a river in the Buryat Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Selenge River, which it meets near the city Ulan-Ude. Its length is ....
(in Ulan Ude)
- Uda
- Barguzin River (into Lake Baikal in Ust-BarguzinUst-BarguzinUst-Barguzin is an urban locality in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Barguzin River and northeast of Ulan-Ude. Population:...
) - Upper Angara River (into Lake Baikal near SeverobaykalskSeverobaykalskSeverobaykalsk is a town in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located on the northern end of Lake Baikal at the mouth of the Tyya River, northwest of Ulan-Ude and northeast of Irkutsk...
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- Oka (near Bratsk
- AbakanAbakan RiverThe Abakan , the Khakas word for 'bear's blood', is a river in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia formed by the confluence of the Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan Rivers. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisei River...
(in AbakanAbakanAbakan is the capital city of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located in the central part of Minusinsk Depression, at the confluence of the Yenisei and Abakan Rivers. Population: -History:...
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- Turukhan
- PyasinaPyasina RiverPyasina River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 182,000 km². The Pyasina River originates in the Lake Pyasino and flows into the Pyasino Gulf of the Kara Sea. There are more than 60,000 lakes in the basin of the Pyasina covering...
(east of Gulf of Taz) - KhatangaKhatanga RiverThe Khatanga River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga River is long; the area of its basin is 364,000 km². It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary...
(near Kozhevnikovo)- Kotuy (near Khatanga)
- Kheta (near Khatanga)
- AnabarAnabar RiverThe Anabar River is a river in Sakha, Russia, located just west of the Lena River. Its catchment extends into the Putoran Mountains that form the highest part of the Central Siberian Plateau....
(at KhorgoKhorgoThe Khorgo is an extinct volcano in the Arkhangai Province of Mongolia. It is located on the northern slopes of the Khangai Mountains. The Khorgo lies east of the lake Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur and together they are the core of the Khorgo-Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur National Park. An notable geological...
) - OlenyokOlenyok RiverThe Olenyok River is a major river in northern Siberian Russia, west of the lower Lena River and east of the Anabar River. It is long, of which around is navigable. Average water discharge is 1210 m³/s...
(in Ust-Olenyok) - LenaLena RiverThe Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
(near TiksiTiksiTiksi is an urban locality and the administrative center of Bulunsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Arctic Ocean coast. Population: It is one of the principal ports for accessing the Laptev Sea...
)- VilyuyVilyuyThe Vilyuy River is river of the Central Siberian Plateau, longest tributary of the Lena River.At a length of approximately 2,650 km long, it is mostly within the Sakha Republic...
(near SangarSangarSangar is a small temporary fortified position with a breastwork originally of stone now built of sandbags and similar materials. The term was originally used by the British Indian Army to describe small temporary fortified positions on the North West Frontier and in Afghanistan, and is still...
)- TyungTyung RiverTyung River is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy . The length of the river is 1092 km. The area of its basin is 49,800 km². The Tyung freezes up in October and stays icebound until the second half of May - early June. Its main tributaries are the Chimidikyan and...
- Tyung
- AldanAldan RiverThe Aldan River is the second-longest tributary of the Lena River in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. The river is 2,273 km long, of which around 1,600 km is navigable. It was part of the River Route to Okhotsk...
(in Batamay)- AmgaAmga RiverAmga River is a river in Sakha , Russia. It is the biggest tributary of the Aldan River, which it joins a few miles west of Khandyga. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 69,300 km². The Amga River freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May....
(in Ust-Amginskoye) - MayaMaya RiverMaya River is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Sakha, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin. The length of the river is 1053 km. The area of its basin 171,000 km². The Maya River freezes up in late October and stays under the ice until May. The Yudoma River is one of...
(in Ust-MayaUst-MayaUst-Maya is an urban locality and the administrative center of Ust-Maysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Maya and Aldan Rivers, southeast of Yakutsk. Population:...
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- Amga
- Olyokma
- NyuyaNyuya RiverNyuya River is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena. The length of the river is 798 km. The area of its basin is 38,100 km². The Nyuya freezes up in the second half of October and stays icebound until May. Its main tributaries are the Tympychan, Khamaky,...
(in Nyuya) - VitimVitim RiverVitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its source east of Lake Baikal, the Vitim flows 1,978 km north through the Transbaykalian Mountains and the town of Bodaybo. The river peaks in June and freezes from November to May. It is navigable from the Lena to Bodaybo. Upstream,...
(in VitimVitimVitim is an urban locality in Lensky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Lena River at the confluence with the Vitim River...
) - KirengaKirenga RiverKirenga River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Lena which flows north between the upper Lena and Lake Baikal. The length of the river is 746 km. The area of its basin is 46,600 km². The Kirenga River freezes up in the late October - early November and...
(in KirenskKirenskKirensk is a town and the administrative center of Kirensky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kirenga and the Lena Rivers, north of Irkutsk, north-northwest of the northern tip of Lake Baikal, and northeast of Ust-Kut...
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- Vilyuy
- YanaYana RiverThe Yana River , is a river in Sakha in Russia, located between the Lena to the west and the Indigirka to the east.It is 872 km in length. The area of its basin is 238,000 km², whilst its annual discharge totals approximately . Most of this discharge occurs in May and June as the ice on the...
(in NizhneyanskNizhneyanskNizhneyansk is an urban locality in Ust-Yansky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located in the delta of the Yana River, north from Deputatsky, the administrative center of the district. Population:...
) - Indigirka (near Tabor, Sakha)
- AlazeyaAlazeya RiverThe Alazeya River is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka River to the west and the Kolyma River to the east. The river is long...
- KolymaKolyma RiverThe Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
(near AmbarchikAmbarchikAmbarchik is a rural locality and a port in Nizhnekolymsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Chersky, the administrative center of the district. It is located on the shores of Ambarchik Bay, part of the East Siberian Sea in the Arctic Ocean...
)- AnyuyAnyuy River (Chukotka)The Anyuy River or Anyui River is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma River, flowing into it in its delta area at Nizhnekolymsk, only about 100 km from the mouths of the Kolyma....
(near Nizhnekolymsk) - OmolonOmolon Riverthumb|The Omolon flows into the KolymaThe Omolon River is the principal tributary of the Kolyma River in northeast Siberia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin 118,600 km². The Omolon River freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May - early June...
(±80 km upstream from Nizhnekolymsk)
- Anyuy
- Pegtymel RiverPegtymel RiverThe Pegtymel River is a stream in Far East Siberia. It passes through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra and flows into the East Siberian Sea west of the De Long Strait. Its mouth is between Cape Shelagsky on Chaunskaya Bay and Cape Billings to the east...
(flowing into Chukchi SeaChukchi SeaChukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the De Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific...
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Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
/Sea of OkhotskSea of OkhotskThe Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and...
The rivers in this section are sorted north to south.
- AnadyrAnadyr RiverAnadyr is a river in the far northeast Siberia which flows into Anadyr Bay of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka....
(in AnadyrAnadyr (town)Anadyr is a port town and the administrative centre of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the extreme north-eastern region of Russia. It is at the mouth of the Anadyr River, on the tip of the southern promontory that sticks out into Anadyrskiy Liman...
) - KamchatkaKamchatka RiverThe Kamchatka River runs eastward for through Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East towards the Pacific Ocean. The river is rich with salmon, millions of which spawn yearly and which once supported the settlements of the native Itelmen....
(in Ust-KamchatskUst-KamchatskUst-Kamchatsk is a settlement in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the eastern shore of the Kamchatka Peninsula at the mouth of the Kamchatka River some away from the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano and from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: 4,400 ; Ust-Kamchatsk was founded in 1731 as a...
) - AvachaAvacha RiverAvacha is a river in the southwestern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It flows southeast into Avacha Bay. The river has a length of 122 km and a watershed of 5,090 square km...
(near Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyPetropavlovsk-KamchatskyPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the main city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Population: .-History:It was founded by Danish navigator Vitus Bering, in the service of the Russian Navy...
) - UdaUda River, Khabarovsk KraiUda is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, in the Russian Far East. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk near the small town Chumikan. Length 457 km. It rises south of the eastern Stanovoy Mountains and flows east, receiving tributaries from the Stanovoys...
(in ChumikanChumikanChumikan is a small town at the mouth of the Uda River, Ayano-Maysky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Coordinates .The town was founded in 1885 as a fishing port on the Sea of Okhotsk, and even today has never been made accessible by road, but the area had been a winter port for Yakut and Evenki...
) - Amur (in Nikolayevsk-on-AmurNikolayevsk-on-AmurNikolayevsk-on-Amur often romanized as Nikolayevsk-na-Amure, is a town and the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located on the Amur River close to its liman in the Pacific Ocean...
)- AnyuyAnyuy River (Khabarovsk Krai)Anyuy River , also known as Onyuy River or Dondon River is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Amur River. It originates on slope of Tordoki Yani in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, and falls into the Amur between Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.The length...
(in Naykhin) - UssuriUssuri RiverThe Usuri ula is a river in the south of the Outer Manchuria and east of Inner Manchuria . It rises in the Sikhote-Alin range, flowing north, forming part of the Sino-Russian border based on the Sino-Russian Convention of Peking in 1860, until it joins the Amur River at Khabarovsk . It is...
(in KhabarovskKhabarovskKhabarovsk is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some from the Chinese border. It is the second largest city in the Russian Far East, after Vladivostok. The city became the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia...
) - BureyaBureya RiverThe Bureya River is a 623 km long south-flowing tributary of the Amur River. Its name comes from the Evenk word birija, meaning river...
(near RaychikhinskRaychikhinskRaychikhinsk is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia. 2002 population—24,498.-Geography:Raychikhinsk lies in the Zeya-Bureya basin in the Russian Far East, around 40 km from the Amur River and the border to China...
) - ZeyaZeya RiverZeya River , 1,242 km long, is a northern tributary of the Amur River. It rises in the Tokiysky Stanovik mountain ridge, a part of the Stanovoy Range. The first Russian to enter the area was Vassili Poyarkov....
(in BlagoveshchenskBlagoveshchenskBlagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: -Early history of the region:The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers...
)- Tom (±80 km upstream from BlagoveshchenskBlagoveshchenskBlagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: -Early history of the region:The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers...
) - SelemdzhaSelemdzha RiverSelemdzha River is a river in the Amur Oblast in Russia. It is the biggest tributary of the Zeya River. The length of the river is 647 km. The area of its basin 68,600 km². Its main tributaries are the Ulma and Nora. The Selemdzha River freezes up in early November and stays under the...
(±50 km upstream from SvobodnySvobodny, Amur OblastSvobodny is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: 58,730 ; 63,889 ; -Geography:The town is located north of Blagoveshchensk on the right bank of the Zeya River.-History:...
) - DepDep RiverThe Dep River is a tributary of the Zeya River in eastern Russia....
- Tom (±80 km upstream from Blagoveshchensk
- ShilkaShilka RiverShilka is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, south-eastern Russia. It has a length . It originates as a confluence of the Onon and Ingoda rivers. Its confluence with the Ergune on the Russia-China border gives rise to the Amur River. The river is navigable for its entire length....
- NerchaNercha RiverThe Nercha River is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, left tributary of the Shilka River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Nercha River freezes up in October and stays icebound until late April - early May. The town of Nerchinsk is located on the Nercha River, from...
(near NerchinskNerchinskNerchinsk is a town and the administrative center of Nerchinsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located east of Lake Baikal, east of Chita, and about west of the Chinese border on the left bank of the Nercha River, above its confluence with the Shilka River, which flows into the Amur...
) - IngodaIngoda RiverIngoda River is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai of Russia. The length of the river is 439 miles . The area of its basin is 37,200 km². Together with the Onon River, it forms the Shilka River. Unlike the nearby Yazanrifai river, the Ingoda River freezes up in early November and stays under the ice...
(near ShilkaShilka (town)Shilka is a town and the administrative center of Shilkinsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Shilka River east of Chita. Population: It was founded in the first half of the 18th century and granted town status in 1951....
) - OnonOnon RiverThe Onon is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 km². It originates at the eastern slope of the Khentii Mountains. For 298 km it flows within Mongolia...
(near Shilka)
- Nercha
- Argun
- Anyuy
- TumenTumen RiverThe Tumen River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Mount Baekdu and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
(in Sŏsura-ri, North KoreaNorth KoreaThe Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
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A–G
AbakanAbakan River
The Abakan , the Khakas word for 'bear's blood', is a river in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia formed by the confluence of the Bolshoy Abakan and Maly Abakan Rivers. It rises in the western Sayan Mountains and flows northeast through the Minusinsk Depression to the Yenisei River...
, Alazeya
Alazeya River
The Alazeya River is a river in the northeastern part of Yakutia, Russia which flows into the Arctic between the basins of the larger Indigirka River to the west and the Kolyma River to the east. The river is long...
, Aldan
Aldan River
The Aldan River is the second-longest tributary of the Lena River in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. The river is 2,273 km long, of which around 1,600 km is navigable. It was part of the River Route to Okhotsk...
, Aley
Aley River
The Aley River is a Russian river. It is a tributary of the Ob, located in the Altai Krai. Bigger towns along the river are Rubtsovsk and Aleysk....
, Amga
Amga River
Amga River is a river in Sakha , Russia. It is the biggest tributary of the Aldan River, which it joins a few miles west of Khandyga. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 69,300 km². The Amga River freezes up in the first half of October and stays under the ice until May....
, Amur, Anabar
Anabar River
The Anabar River is a river in Sakha, Russia, located just west of the Lena River. Its catchment extends into the Putoran Mountains that form the highest part of the Central Siberian Plateau....
, Anadyr
Anadyr River
Anadyr is a river in the far northeast Siberia which flows into Anadyr Bay of the Bering Sea and drains much of the interior of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Its basin corresponds to the Anadyrsky District of Chukotka....
, Angara River
Angara River
The Angara River is a long river in Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai, south-east Siberia, Russia. It is the only river flowing out of Lake Baikal, and is the headwater tributary of the Yenisei River....
, Angrapa
Angrapa
Angrapa is a river in northeastern Poland and Russia . It originates in Masuria and flows into the Pregolya, of which it is a main tributary.The Angrapa has a length of 172 km and a basin area of 3,639 km²...
, Anyuy (Kolyma)
Anyuy River (Chukotka)
The Anyuy River or Anyui River is a river in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Kolyma River, flowing into it in its delta area at Nizhnekolymsk, only about 100 km from the mouths of the Kolyma....
, Anyuy (Amur)
Anyuy River (Khabarovsk Krai)
Anyuy River , also known as Onyuy River or Dondon River is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Amur River. It originates on slope of Tordoki Yani in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, and falls into the Amur between Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.The length...
, Argun, Avacha
Avacha River
Avacha is a river in the southwestern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It flows southeast into Avacha Bay. The river has a length of 122 km and a watershed of 5,090 square km...
, Barguzin, Bashkaus, Belaya
Belaya (Aghidhel) River
Belaya River is a river in the Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, Russian Federation. Its source lies in the south-western Ural Mountains. Its length is 1,430 km...
, Berezayka, Bityug
Bityug River
Bityug River is a river in the Voronezh Oblast in Russia, left tributary of the Don River. The upper reaches of the river are located in the Tambov Oblast. The length of the Bityug is 379 km. The area of its basin is 8,840 km². There are more than 400 lakes in the Bityug basin. The river freezes...
, Biya
Biya River
The Biya River is a river in the Altai Republic and Altai Krai in Russia. It forms the Ob River as it joins the Katun River. The Biya River is 301 km long; the area of its drainage basin is 37,000 km². It flows out of the Teletskoye Lake. The river freezes up in the mid-November to early December...
, Bolshaya Belaya
Bolshaya Belaya River
The Bolshaya Belaya River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia in Russia, a tributary of the Angara River, which flows into the Bratsky Reservoir. Its length is . The area of its basin is . Principal tributaries are the Urik and the Malaya Belaya Rivers. The Bolshaya Belaya River freezes up...
, Bureya
Bureya River
The Bureya River is a 623 km long south-flowing tributary of the Amur River. Its name comes from the Evenk word birija, meaning river...
, Chagoda
Chagoda River
Chagoda is a river in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Tigoda River. It starts at the level of 40 meters, and joins Tigoda at the level of 18 meters. Its length is 45 km....
, Chebdar
Chebdar
Chebdar is a river in Altai Republic in Russia.The Chebdar is the only significant and paddleable tributary of the Bashkaus, coming in from the left where the Lower Gorge of the Bashkaus ends, not far from Chulyshman confluence....
, Cheptsa, Chernaya
Chernaya River (Saint Petersburg)
The Chernaya River , originally Mustajogi also known as the Tchernaya Rechka or Black River, is a small river in Saint Petersburg....
, Chulym (Ob), Chulyshman, Chusovaya, Daugava/Western Dvina, Dep
Dep River
The Dep River is a tributary of the Zeya River in eastern Russia....
, Desna, Dnieper/Dnipro
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...
, Don, (Seversky) Donets, Dubna
I–L
IlekIlek River
The Ilek River is a steppe river at the southern end of the Ural Mountains. It is a tributary of the Ural River and lies in the Orenburg Oblast in Russia and Republic of Kazakhstan. It rises just south of Orsk, flows south a short distance and then flows westward south of and parallel to the Ural...
, Indigirka, Ingoda
Ingoda River
Ingoda River is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai of Russia. The length of the river is 439 miles . The area of its basin is 37,200 km². Together with the Onon River, it forms the Shilka River. Unlike the nearby Yazanrifai river, the Ingoda River freezes up in early November and stays under the ice...
, Instruch, Iokanga
Iokanga River
Yokanga River is a river in the north of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 203 km in length. The area of its basin is 6,020 km². The Yokanga River originates in the Lake Alozero and flows into the Barents Sea. Its biggest tributary is the Sukhaya River....
, Irkut
Irkut River
Irkut is a river in the Buryat Republic and Irkutsk Oblast of Russia; Angara's left tributary. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Irkut River freezes up in late October - mid-November and stays icebound until late April - early May. The city of Irkutsk is located at the...
, Irtysh
Irtysh
The Irtysh River is a river in Siberia and is the chief tributary of the Ob River. Its name means White River. Irtysh's main affluent is the Tobol River...
, Iset
Iset River
Iset River is a river in Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia. It rises in the Ural Mountains 25km northwest of Yekaterinburg and flows east into the Tobol River. To the north of its basin is that of Tura River and to the south, the Uy River. The length of the Iset River is...
, Ishim
Ishim River
Ishim River is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. Its length is 2,450 km , average discharge is 56,3 m³/s . It is a left tributary of the Irtysh River. The Ishim River is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan...
, Istra
Istra River
Istra is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia.It is the left tributary of the Moskva River....
, Izhora
Izhora River
The Izhora , also known as Inger River, is a left tributary of the Neva River on its run through Ingria in northwestern Russia from Lake Ladoga to Gulf of Finland. A settlement of Ust-Izhora is situated at the confluence of Izhora and Neva, halfway between Saint Petersburg and Schlisselburg. The...
, Kama
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
, Kamchatka
Kamchatka River
The Kamchatka River runs eastward for through Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East towards the Pacific Ocean. The river is rich with salmon, millions of which spawn yearly and which once supported the settlements of the native Itelmen....
, Kashinka
Kashinka River
Kashinka is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River . The town of Kashin is located along the Kashinka. The Kashinka River is one of the most popular swimming and fishing locations in Kashin during the summer. It mostly flows through rural areas and is not very well...
, Kasplya
Kasplya River
Kasplya is a river in Russia and Belarus, a left tributary of the Daugava River. Its length is 224 km, the first 157 km in Russia , and the rest in Belarus . It starts from Lake Kasplya at , and joins the Daugava in the town of Surazh...
, Katanga, Katun, Kazanka
Kazanka River
Kazanka or Qazansu is a river in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. Kazanka begins near the village of Bimeri in Arsk District and flows into the Samara Reservoir in Kazan, near the Kazan Kremlin. Another towns on the Kazanka are Arsk and historical Iske Kazan. The...
, Kerzhenets
Kerzhenets River
Kerzhenets River is a river in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga, joining the Volga near Lyskovo, about 70 km east of Nizhny Novgorod.-History:...
, Ket
Ket River
right|thumb|300px|The Ket was a part of the [[Siberian River Routes]] - double clickKet River , also known in its upper reaches as the Big Ket River is a river in the Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tomsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Ket River is 1,621 km. The area...
, Khatanga
Khatanga River
The Khatanga River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta. The Khatanga River is long; the area of its basin is 364,000 km². It flows into the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea, forming an estuary...
, Kheta, Khopyor
Khopyor River
Khopyor is a river in European Russia, the biggest left tributary of the Don River. Length 979 km, watershed: 61,100 km², mouth width: 300m.Navigable up to 323 km...
, Kirenga
Kirenga River
Kirenga River is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Lena which flows north between the upper Lena and Lake Baikal. The length of the river is 746 km. The area of its basin is 46,600 km². The Kirenga River freezes up in the late October - early November and...
, Klyazma
Klyazma River
The Klyazma River is a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 686 kilometres. The area of its drainage basin is 42,500 km². The Klyazma River freezes up in November and stays under the ice...
, Kolva (Usa)
Kolva River (Usa)
Kolva River is a river in Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Komi Republic in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Usa River of the Pechora basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . The Kolva River freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until mid-May....
, Kolva (Vishera)
Kolva River, Perm Krai
Kolva River is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, right tributary of the Vishera River of the Kama basin. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . It starts on southeastern slope of mount Kolvinsky Kamen, in northeastern portion of Perm Krai, near the border with Komi Republic...
, Kolyma
Kolyma River
The Kolyma River is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. Itrises in the mountains north of Okhotsk and Magadan, in the area of and...
, Kondurcha
Kondurcha River
The Kondurcha is a river in Samara Oblast and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sok River. Its length is 294 km and its drainage basin is 4,360 km². It origins in Samara Oblast and falls to the Sok in Samara Oblast.Major tributaries are Shlama, Lipovka Rivers. The...
, Kosovka
Kosovka River
Kosovka is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.....
, Kosovoy, Kostroma
Kostroma River
The Kostroma is a river in the European part of Russia. It flows through the Kostroma and Yaroslavl Oblasts, and is a left tributary of the Volga, which it enters at the Gorky Reservoir, at the city of Kostroma, at ....
, Kotorosl
Kotorosl
The Kotorosl River is a right tributary of the Volga in the Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia. The river flows from Lake Nero near Rostov past Karabikha and enters the Volga in Yaroslavl. In the medieval ages, the river was highly important strategically, for it connected Rostov with major waterways of...
, Kotuy, Krasnaya River
Krasnaya River
The Krasnaya is a river in Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.The Krasnaya flows through Romincka Forest and ends at the Pissa River at Gusev. Krasnolesye, Russia is one of the many villages and towns located on the river....
, Kuban
Kuban River
The Kuban River is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows mostly through Krasnodar Krai but also in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea....
, Kubr
Kubr River
Kubr or Kubra River is a 68-km long river that flows within the Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia. It rises in the Lyakhovo marshes and flows into the Nerl River, a right tributary of the Volga. The township of Kubrinsk takes its name from the river....
, Kuma, Kunya
Kunya River
The Kunya River is a river in Pskov Oblast, Tver Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia, and a tributary of the Lovat River. It flows north out of Vsteselovo Lake in the southern portion of Pskov Oblast, near the town of Velikie Luki, and joins the Lovat in the town of Kholm....
, Laba, Lama
Lama River
Lama River is a river in the Moscow and Tver Oblasts in Russia, a tributary of the Shosha River. The length of the river is 139 km. The area of its basin is 2330 km². The Lama River freezes up in November and stays under the ice until late March - early April. Historically, the river was...
, Lava/Łyna, Lena
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
, Lovat
Lovat River
The Lovat River is a river in Belarus and Russia. It flows out of Lovatets Lake in northwestern Belarus, and flows north through Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts of Russia into Lake Ilmen. Its main tributaries are the Kunya, Polist, Redya, and Robya Rivers....
, Lower Tunguska
Lower Tunguska
Nizhnyaya Tunguska — is a river in Siberia, Russia, flows through the Irkutsk Oblast and the Krasnoyarsk Krai. The river is a right tributary of the Yenisei joining it at Turukhansk . Settlements on the river include Tura, Yukti and Simenga...
, Luga
Luga River
The Luga River -See also:* Shum Gora, an archaeological site near the banks of the river...
M–S
MalkaMalka River
Malka River , also known as Balyksu River , is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, Terek's left tributary. The length of the river is 210 km. The area of its basin is 10,000 km². The Malka originates in the glaciers on the northern slopes of Mount Elbrus. Its main tributary is the...
, Manych
Manych River
Manych is a river in the western and central part of the Kuma-Manych Depression in southern Russia.Tributary to the river Don. The river is 219 km long; its source is Lake Manych-Gudilo in the south-westerm part of the Russian republic of Kalmykia...
, Maya
Maya River
Maya River is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Sakha, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan River of the Lena basin. The length of the river is 1053 km. The area of its basin 171,000 km². The Maya River freezes up in late October and stays under the ice until May. The Yudoma River is one of...
, Mezen
Mezen River
The Mezen is a river in Udorsky District of the Komi Republic and in Leshukonsky and Mezensky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. Its mouth is located in the Mezen Bay of the White Sea. Mezen is one of the biggest rivers of European Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
, Mga
Mga River
Mga is a river in Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia. Mga is a left tributary of Neva River. The settlement of Mga is located along it....
, Miass
Miass River
Miass River is a river on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains near Chelyabinsk. It flows mainly northeast to join the Iset River which continues northeast to join the north-flowing Tobol River which leads to the Ob River and the Arctic Ocean. Located mostly in Chelyabinsk Oblast and Kurgan...
, Mius
Mius River
Mius is a river in Eastern Europe that flows through Ukraine and Russia. It starts in the Donets Range of Donetsk Oblast and flows through Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine and Rostov Oblast, Russia into the Mius Firth of the Sea of Azov, west of Taganrog...
, Moksha
Moksha River
Moksha is a river in central Russia, a right tributary of the Oka River. It is 656 kilometres in length....
, Mologa
Mologa
Mologa was a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, formerly situated at the confluence of Mologa and Volga Rivers, but now submerged under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir....
, Moskva
Moskva River
The Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
, Msta
Msta River
Msta is a river in Tver Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia. Msta starts from the Mstino Lake in the Valdai Hills north of the town of Vyshny Volochyok and flows into Lake Ilmen. Up to mid-19th century, Msta had been a part of an important water trade route connecting the Baltic and Black seas...
, Mulyanka
Mulyanka River
The Mulyanka , also referred as Upper Mulyanka, is a small river in Perm Krai, Russia which flows in the city of Perm and nearby Permsky District and is a left tributary of the Kama River. The proximity of city's industry has a heavy influence on the river ecology.-Geography:The length of Mulyanka...
, Nadym
Nadym River
The Nadym is a river in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Nadym River is . The area of its basin is . The river originates in Lake Numto and flows into the Kara Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May. The...
, Nara
Nara River
Nara River is a river in the Moscow Oblast and Kaluga Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 158 kilometres. The area of its basin is 2030 km². The Nara River freezes up in November-December and stays under the ice until April. The cities of...
, Narva
Narva River
The Narva is a river flowing into the Baltic Sea, the largest river in Estonia. Draining Lake Peipsi, the river forms the border of Estonia and Russia and flows through the towns of Narva/Ivangorod and Narva-Jõesuu into Narva Bay. Though the river is only 77 km long, in terms of volume...
, Neglinnaya
Neglinnaya River
The Neglinnaya River , also known as Neglimna, Neglinna, Neglinka , is a 7.5-km long underground river in the central part of Moscow and a tributary of the Moskva River. It flows in the tunnels under Samotechnaya Street, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Neglinnaya Street and Alexander Garden and Zaryadye...
, Nemunas/Neman
Neman River
Neman or Niemen or Nemunas, is a major Eastern European river rising in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Curonian Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea at Klaipėda. It is the northern border between Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast in its lower reaches...
, Nercha
Nercha River
The Nercha River is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, left tributary of the Shilka River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Nercha River freezes up in October and stays icebound until late April - early May. The town of Nerchinsk is located on the Nercha River, from...
, Nerl (Klyazma)
Nerl River (Klyazma)
The Nerl River is a river in the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Nerl River freezes up in November - December and stays under the ice until April. Its main tributary is the...
, Nerl (Volga)
Nerl River (Volga)
The Nerl River is a river in the Yaroslavl and Tver Oblasts in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . It originates in the Lake Pleshcheyevo under the name of Veksa-Pleshcheyevskaya and enters the Volga in Sknyatino. Its main tributary...
, Neva, Niva
Niva River
Niva River is a river in the Murmansk Oblast in Russia. The length of the river is 36 km. The area of its basin is 12,800 km². The Niva River flows out of the Imandra Lake and into the Kandalaksha Gulf of the White Sea...
, Northern Dvina
Northern Dvina
The Northern Dvina is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the Dvina Bay of the White Sea. Along with the Pechora River to the east, it drains most of Northwest Russia into the Arctic Ocean...
, Nyuya
Nyuya River
Nyuya River is a river in Sakha, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena. The length of the river is 798 km. The area of its basin is 38,100 km². The Nyuya freezes up in the second half of October and stays icebound until May. Its main tributaries are the Tympychan, Khamaky,...
, Ob
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
, Oka (Volga)
Oka River
Oka 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 to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
, Oka (Angara River), Olenyok
Olenyok River
The Olenyok River is a major river in northern Siberian Russia, west of the lower Lena River and east of the Anabar River. It is long, of which around is navigable. Average water discharge is 1210 m³/s...
, Olyokma, Om
Om River
Om is a river in the south of Western Siberian plains in Russia. It is ~724 km long, flowing into the major Irtysh River. It rises in the Vasyugan Swamp at the border of Novosibirsk and Omsk oblasts....
, Omolon
Omolon River
thumb|The Omolon flows into the KolymaThe Omolon River is the principal tributary of the Kolyma River in northeast Siberia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin 118,600 km². The Omolon River freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May - early June...
, Onega
Onega River
The Onega is a river in Kargopolsky, Plesetsky, and Onezhsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. The Onega connects Lake Lacha with the Onega Bay in the White Sea southwest of Arkhangelsk, flowing in the northern direction. The discharge at the source is and at the mouth is . The river is ...
, Onon
Onon River
The Onon is a river in Mongolia and Russia of length 818 km and watershed 94,010 km². It originates at the eastern slope of the Khentii Mountains. For 298 km it flows within Mongolia...
, Oredezh
Oredezh River
Oredezh River is a river in the south-western part of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of Luga River. A cascade of hydroelectric plants was constructed on the upper course of the river in 1948....
, Osuga
Osuga River
Osuga River is a river in Tver Oblast of Russia. It flows out of the Valdai Hillsand follows into the Tvertsa River.The towns located along the river include: Kuvshinovo....
, Oyat
Oyat River
Oyat is a river in Vologda Oblast and Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Svir River ....
, Pakhra
Pakhra River
The Pakhra River is a river in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Moskva River. It is 135 km in length. The area of its basin is 2580 km². The Pakhra River freezes up in November - December and stays under the ice until the late March - April. Main tributaries: Mocha,...
, Pasha
Pasha River
Pashá is a river in the eastern part of Leningrad Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Svir River . It is the largest and the most downstream of Svir's tributaries. It joins the Svir just 8 km away from Svir's mouth. Its largest tributary is the Kapsha River....
, Parabel
Parabel River
Parabel River is a river in the Tomsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Ob River. The length of the Parabel River is 308 km. The area of its basin is 25,500 km². The river is formed at the confluence of the Kenga and Chuzik Rivers. It freezes up in the second half of...
, Pechora
Pechora River
The Pechora River is a river in northwest Russia which flows north into the Arctic Ocean on the west side of the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly in the Komi Republic but the northernmost part crosses the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It is 1,809 km long and its basin is 322,000 square kilometers...
, Pinega
Pinega River
The Pinega is a river in Verkhnetoyemsky, Pinezhsky, and Kholmogorsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
, Pissa, Plava
Plava River
Plava is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of Upa River. Length: 101 km. The town of Plavsk is situated on the Plava....
, Podkamennaya Tunguska
Stony Tunguska
The Podkamennaya Tunguska is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia; it is an eastern tributary of the Yenisei and has a length of . The name of the river comes from the fact that it flows under pebble fields without open water...
, Podkumok
Podkumok River
Podkumok River is a river in Stavropol Krai, Russia, right tributary of the Kuma River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 2,220 km² . The Podkumok River originates in the Greater Caucasus....
, Pola
Pola River
Pola River is a river in Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It begins in the north-west of Valdai Hills, and flows into the Lake Ilmen, joining the Lovat River downstream....
, Polist
Polist River
The Polist River is a river in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, and a tributary of the Lovat River. It starts from Polisto Lake, flows northeast, and joins the Lovat at its delta. The historic town of Staraya Russa is situated upon the Polist. The river is navigable downstream of Staraya Russa....
, Polota, Ponoy
Ponoy River
Ponoy River is a river on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. It is 426 km in length. The area of its basin is 15,500 km².-Geography:...
, Pra
Pra River (Russia)
Pra River is a river in the Ryazan and Moscow Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. It is 167 km in length. The area of its basin is 5,520 km². The Pra River freezes up in late November and stays under the ice until April....
, Pregolya
Pregolya
The Pregolya or Pregola is a river in the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast exclave.It starts as a confluence of the Instruch and the Angrapa and drains into the Baltic Sea through Vistula Lagoon. Its length under the name of Pregolya is 123 km, 292 km including the Angrapa. The basin has an...
, Protva
Protva River
Protva River is a river in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is 282 km. The area of its basin is 4,620 km². The Protva freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributary is the Luzha River. The towns of...
, Pur
Pur River
The Pur River is a river in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia. The Pur River proper starts at the confluence of the Pyakupur and Aivasedapur Rivers. The length of the Pur River is 389 km. It is often considered as the Pyakupur's extension, which would make it 1,024 km long...
, Pyasina
Pyasina River
Pyasina River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is 182,000 km². The Pyasina River originates in the Lake Pyasino and flows into the Pyasino Gulf of the Kara Sea. There are more than 60,000 lakes in the basin of the Pyasina covering...
, Ravan
Ravan (river)
Ravan is a river in Leningrad Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Tigoda River. It starts from the Otlizino lake. Its length is 76 km....
, Ruza
Ruza River
Ruza River is a river in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, left tributary of the Moscow River. The length of the river is 145 km. The area of its basin is 1,990 km². It usually freezes in November and stays under the ice until April....
, Sakmara
Sakmara River
Sakmara River is a river in Russia that drains the southern tip of the Ural Mountains south into the Ural River. Its length is . It is a tributary of the Ural River, which it meets in Orenburg. The source of the Sakmara River is in the Republic of Bashkortostan...
, Sal, Samara
Samara River
The Samara is a river in Russia, left tributary of Volga. The city of Samara is located at the confluence of Volga and Samara. It rises southwest of the southern end of the Ural Mountains close to the middle Ural River near the town of Orenburg. It then flows west or west northwest to meet the...
, Seim
Seym River
Seym is a river in Russia and Ukraine. Its length is 748 km and its basin area about 27,500 km². It is the largest tributary of the Desna....
, Selemdzha
Selemdzha River
Selemdzha River is a river in the Amur Oblast in Russia. It is the biggest tributary of the Zeya River. The length of the river is 647 km. The area of its basin 68,600 km². Its main tributaries are the Ulma and Nora. The Selemdzha River freezes up in early November and stays under the...
, Selenga
Selenga
The Selenge is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Its source rivers are the Ider River and the Delgermörön river. It flows into Lake Baikal and has a length of 616 miles...
, Sestra River (Leningrad Oblast)
Sestra River (Leningrad Oblast)
Sestra River is a river in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia.The length of the river is 74 km . The area of its basin is 393 km² . The Sestra River flows over the Karelian Isthmus. It used to fall into the Gulf of Finland until the early 18th century...
, Sestra River (Dubna)
Sestra River (Dubna)
The Sestra River is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Dubna River . Its source is the Senezh Lake. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The river freezes up in November - early January and stays under the ice until late March - April. Its main...
, Šešupė, Setun
Setun River
The Setun is a river in the west of Moscow and the largest tributary of the Moskva River in Moscow. The length of the river is , of which is in Moscow itself. Its basin has an area of . The Setun River originates in the village of Salariyevo in Moscow Oblast and flows into the Moskva River near...
, Sheksna
Sheksna River
The Sheksna is a river in Belozersky, Kirillovsky, Sheksninsky, and Cherepovetsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga River. It is long, and the area of its basin...
, Shelon
Shelon River
Shelon River is a river in the northwest part of European Russia, one of the main tributaries of Lake Ilmen. It has a length of 248 km and drains a basin of 9710 km².The river flows through the Novgorod Oblast and the Pskov Oblast.- History :...
, Shilka
Shilka River
Shilka is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai, south-eastern Russia. It has a length . It originates as a confluence of the Onon and Ingoda rivers. Its confluence with the Ergune on the Russia-China border gives rise to the Amur River. The river is navigable for its entire length....
, Shosha
Shosha River
Shosha River is a river in Tver and partially Moscow Oblasts in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. The length of the Shosha River is 163 kilometres. The area of its basin is 3,080 km². The river flows into the Ivankovo Reservoir. The Shosha freezes up in November – early...
, Sudost, Sukhona
Sukhona River
The Sukhona is a river in the European pert of Russia, a tributary of the Northern Dvina River. The course of the Sukhona lies in Ust-Kubinsky, Sokolsky, Mezhdurechensky, Totemsky, Tarnogsky, Nyuksensky, and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is long, and the area of its...
, Sura
Sura River
Sura is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth....
, Svir, Sviyaga
Sviyaga River
The Sviyaga is a river in the Ulyanovsk Oblast and Tatarstan, a right tributary of the Volga River. It has a length of 375 km. The area of the basin is 16,700 km². The Sviyaga River flows into the Sviyaga Cove of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, west of Kazan. It freezes up in November-December and stays...
, Syas
Syas River
Syas River is a river in the Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts of Russia. The Syas River flows from Valdai Hills north into Lake Ladoga. A town of Syasstroy is located at its mouth. The largest tributary is Tikhvinka River...
, Sylva
Sylva River
Sylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...
T–Z
TavdaTavda River
The Tavda River is a Siberian river that drains part of the central Ural mountains into the Tobol River. It is north of the Tura River and south of the Konda River. It is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Tyumen Oblast. It is formed by the confluence of the Lozva and Sosva Rivers. The length of...
, Tara
Tara River (Russia)
Tara River is a river in the Novosibirsk and Omsk Oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Irtysh River of the Ob basin. The length of the river is 806 km. The area of its basin 18,300 km². The Tara River freezes up in late October - November and stays under the ice until late April -...
, Taz
Taz River
The Taz is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1401 km and drains a basin estimated at 150,000 km².The Taz River flows into the Tazovskaya Guba, a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of Tazovskiy town and ends in the Gulf of Ob...
, Terek, Tetere, Teza
Teza River
The Teza River is a river in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Klyazma River, which is in turn a tributary of the Volga River. It has a length of 192 kilometers and a drainage basin with an area of 3,450 square kilometers. Annual flooding occurs between April and the middle of...
, Tigoda, Tobol
Tobol River
Tobol is a river in Kurgan and Tyumen Oblasts in Russia and Kazakhstan, left tributary of the Irtysh. The length of the Tobol River is 1591 km. The area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km². Average discharge at mouth is 805 m³/s. The lower reaches of the river freeze up in late October -...
, Tom (Ob)
Tom River
Tom is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob. Its length is 540 miles . Its source is in the Abakan mountains , and it flows northward through the Kuznetsk Basin...
, Tom (Zeya), Tosna
Tosna River
Tosna River is a river in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of Neva River. The towns of Tosno, Nikolskoye, and Otradnoye are located along the Tosna .Sablinskiye Caves are located by the Tosna River....
, Tsna River (Moksha basin)
Tsna River (Moksha basin)
Tsna is a river in Tambov Oblast and Ryazan Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Moksha River. 451 kilometers in length, it runs through the cities of Tambov and Morshansk....
, Tsna River (Mstino Lake basin)
Tsna River (Mstino Lake basin)
Tsna is a river in Tver Oblast, Russia. It belongs to Baltic Sea basin. Its source is situated in the Valdai Hills close to the drainage divide between Neva and Volga basins, thus the river was once an important trade route. The town of Vyshny Volochyok is situated upon Tsna....
, Tumen
Tumen River
The Tumen River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Mount Baekdu and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
, Tura
Tura River
Tura River , also known as Dolgaya River ) is a historically important Siberian river which flows eastward from the central Ural Mountains into the Tobol River, a part of the Ob River basin. The main town is Tyumen....
, Turukhan
Turukhan River
Turukhan River is a river in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Yenisei River. The length of the river is 639 km. The area of its basin is 35,800 km². The Turukhan River freezes up in October and stays under the ice until late May - first half of June. Its main...
, Tvertsa
Tvertsa River
Tvertsa is a river in the Tver Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Volga River. The Starotveretsky Canal is considered Tvertsa's riverhead, which connects the river with the Vishnevolotskoye Reservoir. The latter drains up to 80% of its water from the Tsna River into the Tvertsa...
, Tym
Tym River
Tym River is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tomsk Oblast in Russia, right tributary of the Ob River. The length of the river is 950 km. The area of its basin is 32,300 km². The Tym River freezes up in October - early November and stays icebound until late April - May. It is navigable within...
, Tyung
Tyung River
Tyung River is a river in Yakutia, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vilyuy . The length of the river is 1092 km. The area of its basin is 49,800 km². The Tyung freezes up in October and stays icebound until the second half of May - early June. Its main tributaries are the Chimidikyan and...
, Uda (Buryatia)
Uda River, Buryatia
Uda is a river in the Buryat Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Selenge River, which it meets near the city Ulan-Ude. Its length is ....
, Uda (Khabarovsk Krai)
Uda River, Khabarovsk Krai
Uda is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, in the Russian Far East. It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk near the small town Chumikan. Length 457 km. It rises south of the eastern Stanovoy Mountains and flows east, receiving tributaries from the Stanovoys...
, Ufa
Ufa River
Ufa River is a river in the Urals, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, and the Republic of Bashkortostan; a tributary of the Belaya River. It is 918 km in length. The area of the basin is 53,100 km². It freezes up between late October and early December and stays under the ice until...
, Uftyuga
Uftyuga River (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
The Uftyuga is a river in Krasnoborsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Northern Dvina River. The river is long. The area of its basin is . The Uftyuga River freezes in mid-October to early November and stays under the ice until mid-April to early May...
, Ugra, Unzha
Unzha River
Unzha River , a river in the Vologda Oblast and Kostroma Oblast in Russia, a tributary of the Volga River. Its length is 426 km. The area of the basin is 28,900 km². The Unzha River begins at the confluence of the Kema River and the Lundonga River. It flows into the Unzhensky Cove of the Gorkovsky...
, Upa
Upa River
Upa is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, one of the main tributaries of the Oka River.The river is 345 km long; the city of Tula is on its banks. The name of the river is of Baltic origin....
, Upper Angara River, Ural
Ural River
The Ural or Jayıq/Zhayyq , known as Yaik before 1775, is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. It arises in the southern Ural Mountains and ends at the Caspian Sea. Its total length is 1,511 mi making it the third longest river in Europe after the Volga and the Danube...
, Usa
Usa River
Usa River could refer to:* Usa , a small river in Hesse, Germany* Usa River , a river in Belarus* Usa River , a river in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia...
, Ussuri
Ussuri River
The Usuri ula is a river in the south of the Outer Manchuria and east of Inner Manchuria . It rises in the Sikhote-Alin range, flowing north, forming part of the Sino-Russian border based on the Sino-Russian Convention of Peking in 1860, until it joins the Amur River at Khabarovsk . It is...
, Uver
Uver River
Uver is a river in Novgorod Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Msta River. Uver starts from the Korobozha Lake at , north-east of Borovichi, then flows south, and joins the Msta at , between the settlements of Berezovsky Ryadok and Opechensky Posad. The village of Moshenskoye is located...
, Uzola
Uzola River
Uzola River, also spelled as Usola River is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Uzola River freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April....
, Vaga
Vaga River
The Vaga is a river in Totemsky, Syamzhensky, and Verkhovazhsky Districts of Vologda Oblast and in Velsky, Shenkursky, and Vinogradovsky Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia. It is a left and the biggest tributary of the Northern Dvina River. The length of the river is . The area of its basin...
, Vakh
Vakh River
The Vakh River is a river in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob River. The Vakh River is 964 km long; the area of its basin is 76,700 km². It begins at the watershed of the basin of the Ob, the Yenisei, and the Taz Rivers. The Vakh River's main...
, Valdayka
Valdayka River
Valdayka is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Tver Oblast of Russia, in the Valdai Hills. It belongs to Msta River basin. Valdayka starts from Uzhin Lake near the town of Valday and flows north-east into Piros Lake. It flows through a number of lakes 3–4 km long and 300–400 m wide, in...
, Varzuga
Varzuga River
Varzuga River is a river in the south of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 254 km in length. The area of its basin is 9,840 km². The Varzuga River flows into the White Sea. It freezes up in October and stays under the ice until May.This is the most prolific atlantic...
, Vasyugan
Vasyugan River
Vasyugan is a river in the southern West Siberian Plain of Russia. It is a tributary of the Ob River on the left side, and its course from its source in the Vasyugan Swamp is entirely within the Kargasok district of Tomsk Oblast.- Statistics :...
, Velikaya
Velikaya River
For the Velikaya river in Far East Siberia, see Velikaya River .Velikaya River is located in western Russia . It starts in highlands in the south of Pskov Oblast, flows north through the cities of Opochka, Ostrov, and Pskov into Lake Peipus, which is drained by the Narva River....
, Vetluga
Vetluga River
Vetluga is a river in the Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Mari El Republic and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is a left tributary of Volga, confluence near Kozmodemyansk. The river is navigable....
, Vilyuy
Vilyuy
The Vilyuy River is river of the Central Siberian Plateau, longest tributary of the Lena River.At a length of approximately 2,650 km long, it is mostly within the Sakha Republic...
, Vishera (Volkhov)
Vishera River, Novgorod Oblast
Vishera is a river in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Maly Volkhovets River.It is formed by a confluence of the Malaya Vishera and the Bolshaya Vishera. It joins the Maly Volkhovets River, an eastern armlet of the Volkhov, some 10 km east of Velikiy Novgorod, at . Length:...
, Vishera (Vychegda), Vishera (Kama)
Vishera River, Perm Krai
The Vishera River is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, left tributary of the Kama River. It is 415 km in length. The area of its basin is 31,200 km². The Vishera River freezes up in the late October–early November and stays under the ice until the end of April...
, Vitim
Vitim River
Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. With its source east of Lake Baikal, the Vitim flows 1,978 km north through the Transbaykalian Mountains and the town of Bodaybo. The river peaks in June and freezes from November to May. It is navigable from the Lena to Bodaybo. Upstream,...
, Volchya (Vuoksi), Volga
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
, Volkhov
Volkhov River
Volkhov is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia.-Geography:The Volkhov flows out of Lake Ilmen north into Lake Ladoga, the largest lake of Europe. It is the second largest tributary of Lake Ladoga. It is navigable over its whole length. Discharge is highly...
, Vologda
Vologda River
The Vologda is a river in Sheksninsky and Vologodsky Districts of Vologda Oblast as well as in the city of Vologda in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Sukhona River. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributaries is the Toshnya...
, Voronezh
Voronezh River
Voronezh is a river in Tambov, Lipetsk, and Voronezh Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don. The Voronezh River is 342 km in length. The area of its drainage basin is 21,600 km². It freezes up in the first half of December and stays under the ice until late March. The lower...
, Voronya
Voronya River
Voronya River is a river on the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is 155 km in length. The area of its drainage basin is 9,940 km². The Voronya River flows out of Lake Lovozero and into the Barents Sea....
, Vuoksi, Vyatka
Vyatka River
The Vyatka River is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. It is 1,314 km in length. The area of its basin is 129,000 km²....
, Vyazma
Vyazma River
Vyazma River is a river in the Smolensk Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Dnieper. The length of the river is 147 km. The area of its basin is 1350 km². In ancient times, the Vyazma River was a part of a route that connected the upper basins of the Volga, Oka, and Dnieper...
, Vychegda
Vychegda River
Vychegda is a river in the European part of Russia, tributary to the Northern Dvina. Its length is about . Its source is approximately west of the northern Ural Mountains. It flows roughly in western direction, through Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The largest city along the Vychegda is...
, Vytegra
Vytegra River
The Vytegra is a river in Vytegorsky District of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It nominally flows out of Lake Matkozero and is a tributary of Lake Onega. It is long, and the area of its basin . The principal tributary if the Tagazhma River ....
, Yana
Yana River
The Yana River , is a river in Sakha in Russia, located between the Lena to the west and the Indigirka to the east.It is 872 km in length. The area of its basin is 238,000 km², whilst its annual discharge totals approximately . Most of this discharge occurs in May and June as the ice on the...
, Yauza
Yauza River
This article is about a river in Moscow, a tributary of the Moskva River. There are three other Yauza rivers in Central Russia: tributaries of the Lama, Gzhat and Sestra....
, Yegoshikha
Yegoshikha River
Yegoshikha , formerly Yagoshikha , is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, the left tributary of the Kama. In spite of its relatively small size it is famous for its historical significance. It mainly flows in the borders of the Perm city. The origin of Yegoshikha is in the forest area close to Lipovaya...
, Yomtsa, Yenisei
Yenisei River
Yenisei , also written as Yenisey, is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is the central of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean...
, Yug
Yug River
The Yug is a river in Kichmengsko-Gorodetsky, Nikolsky, and Velikoustyugsky Districts of Vologda Oblast and in Podosinovsky District of Kirov Oblast in Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin...
, Yuryuzan
Yuryuzan River
Yuryuzan River is a river in the Republic of Bashkortostan and Chelyabinsk Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Ufa River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Yuryuzan River flows into the Pavlovskoye Reservoir near Karaidel. It freezes up in the second half of...
, Zeya
Zeya River
Zeya River , 1,242 km long, is a northern tributary of the Amur River. It rises in the Tokiysky Stanovik mountain ridge, a part of the Stanovoy Range. The first Russian to enter the area was Vassili Poyarkov....