Every second city in Europe is built by the river. And this is not accidental, because it has always been the main factor in the growth of agglomeration. We like to spend our holidays on the shore of this water stream, admiring the beauty of the surrounding landscape. But we do not even think about how big the rivers can be. It's time to correct the knowledge gap: from this article you will learn what the longest rivers in Europe are like.
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Vyatka 1314 km
Vyatka has a length of 1314 km, originating from the Verkhnekamsk Upland, located in the Republic of Udmurtia. The mouth empties into Kama, the fifth longest river in Europe( but we'll still get to it).Has a pool area of 129,000 square meters.kilometers.
Vyatka is considered a plain river with a great sinuosity. Used for shipping and alloys. But the river routes go only to the city of Kirov( from the mouth 700 km).
The river is rich in fish stocks: inhabitants regularly catch pike, perch, roach, pike perch, etc.
On the banks of Vyatka, which opens the rating of the longest in Europe, the cities of Kirov, Sosnovka, Orlov are located.
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Dniester 1352 km
The source of the river is 1352 km long, it is located in the village of Volchye, Lviv region. The Dniester flows into the Black Sea. The river flows through the territories of Ukraine and Moldova. The borders of these countries in some parts pass precisely along the Dniester. The rivers Rybnitsa, Tiraspol, Bendery are based on the river. The pool area is 72 100 square meters.kilometers.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, shipping along the Dniester decreased, and in the past decade practically disappeared. Now, along the river, included in the list of the longest in Europe, only small vessels and excursion boats go.
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Oka 1498 km
It is considered the right tributary of the Volga, which is its mouth. The source is located in an ordinary spring, located in the village of Alexandrovka, Orel region. The length of the river is 1498 km.
Cities: Kaluga, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Murom are on the Oka. On the river, included in the rating of the longest in Europe, was once built the ancient city of Divyagorsk. Now Oka, whose basin area is 245,000 square meters.kilometers, washed it off almost 90%.
Navigation on the river, due to its gradual shoaling, is unstable. It was suspended in 2007, 2014, 2015.This affected the number of fish in the river: its slow disappearance began.
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Pechora 1809 km
A 1,809 km long river flows through the Republic of Komi and the Nenets Autonomous Area, flowing into the Barents Sea. Its source Pechora takes in the north of the Urals. Near the river built such cities as Pechora and Naryan-Mar.
The river is navigable, but river routes pass only to the city of Troitsko-Pechorsk. Fisheries are developed: they catch salmon, whitefish, ruffles.
Pechora, ranked seventh in the rating of the longest in Europe, is known for the fact that in its basin, an area of 322,000 square meters.kilometers, there are deposits of oil and gas, as well as coal.
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Don 1870 km
Starting from the Central Russian Upland, the river flows into the Azov Sea. Many believe that the source of the Don is in the Shatsky reservoir. But this is not so. The river starts from the creek Urvanka, which is located in the city of Novomoskovsk.
Don is a navigable river whose basin is 422,000 sq. M.kilometers. You can swim on it from the beginning of the mouth( Azov Sea), to the city of Liski. On the river, included in the rating of the longest( 1870 km), such cities as Rostov-on-Don, Azov, Voronezh were founded.
Substantial pollution of the river has led to a reduction in fish stocks in it. But it is still enough: about 67 species of fish live in the Don. Perch, rudd, pike, bream and roach are considered the most caught.
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Kama 1880 km
This river with a length of more than 1880 km is the main one in the Western Urals. The source of Kama originates near the village of Karpushata, which is located in the Upper Kamaem Upland. The river flows into the Kuibyshev reservoir, where the Volga flows - the longest river in Europe.
It should be noted that 74 718 rivers are located in the Kama basin, which is 507,000 sq. M.kilometers. More than 90% of them have a length of just over 10 km.
Many people think that Kama and Volga are one whole. This is a wrong judgment: Kama is much older than the Volga. Before the Ice Age, the mouth of this river was entering the Caspian Sea, and the Volga was the tributary of the River Don. The glacial cover changed everything: now the Volga has become a major tributary of the Kama.
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Dnepr 2201 km
This river is considered to be the longest in Ukraine and the fourth longest in Russia( 2201 km).In addition to the Nezalezhnaya, the Dnieper affects the territories of Russia and Belarus. The source is located on the Valdai Upland. The Dnieper flows into the Black Sea. On the river, such millionaires as Dnepropetrovsk and Kiev are based.
It is believed that the Dnipro is very slow and calm flow. The area of the pool is 504,000 sq. M.kilometers. More than 60 species of fish live in the river. People trade carp, herring, sturgeon. Also, the Dnieper is rich in numerous species of algae. The most common are green. But diatoms, golden, cryptophyta predominate.
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Ural 2420 km
The river, named after the eponymous geographic region, takes its course from the top of the Round Sopka in Bashkortostan. Passes through the territory of Russia, Kazakhstan and flows into the Caspian Sea. It has a length of more than 2420 km.
It is believed that the Ural divides the geographical regions of Asia and Europe. But this is not entirely true: only the upper part of the river is the line dividing Eurasia. In the Urals, such cities as Orenburg and Magnitogorsk are built.
The river, which received the "bronze" rating of the longest rivers in Europe, swims a few ships. They are mostly commercial, because the Ural is famous for its abundance of fish. Here they catch sturgeon, catfish, pike perch, stellate sturgeon. The area of the river basin is 231,000 sq. Km.kilometers.
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Danube 2950 km
The Danube is the first in length in the Western part of the Old World( more than 2950 km).But it is still inferior to our Volga, ranking second in the ranking of the longest rivers in Europe.
The source of the Danube is in the Black Forest, which is located in Germany. The river passes through the territories of countries such as Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Ukraine. It flows into the Black Sea. Famous European capitals: Vienna, Belgrade, Bratislava and Budapest were built near this river. It is included in the list of UNESCO as a protected object. Has a pool area of 817,000 square meters.kilometers.
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Volga 3530 km
Almost every person in our country knows that the Volga is the longest river in Russia. But few people can guess - in Europe it is also in the first place. The river, which has a length of 3530 kilometers, starts from the Valdai Upland, and ends with the distant Caspian Sea. On the Volga built such cities-millionniki, as Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Kazan. The area of the river( 1,361,000 square kilometers) is approximately equal to 30% of the European territory of our country. The Volga passes through 15 regions of Russia. It has over 70 species of fish, 40 of which are suitable for fishing.
