Okkervil River is a river

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 in Leningrad Oblast

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 and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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, Russia

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. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta River

Okhta River, Neva basin

Okhta 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...

. It is 18 km long, the width is 1.5–25 meters.

The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta as opposed to Big Okhta

Okhta River, Neva basin

Okhta 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...

. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka .

"Okkervil River" is the title of a short story by Tatyana Tolstaya

Tatyana Tolstaya

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. Austin, Texas

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-based indie rock

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 band named Okkervil River takes their name from the story.

Bridges

There are 8 bridges across Okkervil River:

• Utkin Bridge
• Zanevsky Bridge
• Yablonovsky Bridge
• Rossijsky Bridge
• Kollontay Bridge
• Podvoisky Bridge
• Tovarischesky Bridge
• Dybenko Bridge