Russia has the richest reserves of fresh water in the world. On its territory there are about 2 million rivers with a total length of more than 6.5 million km. The length of many does not exceed more than 100 km. But among them there are those that are rightly considered the major water arteries of the country. The largest rivers of Russia are famous not only for their length, but also for the catchment area.
Readers are presented with a list of the largest waterways of the Russian Federation.
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Urals The basin area is 231 thousand square meters.km
Ural opens the top ten largest Russian rivers. Its length is 2,422 km, and the area of the basin is 231 thousand square meters.km. The Urals flow into the Caspian Sea. In its extent in Europe, the river is second only to the Volga and the Danube. Until 1775, one of the largest waterways in the country was called Yaik, which means "wide."By the decree of Catherine II the river was renamed, and was named Ural. Now it serves as a natural water boundary between Europe and Asia.
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Kolyma The pool area is 645 thousand square meters.km
Kolyma with a length of 2129 km is one of the largest Russian rivers and the largest in the Magadan region. The area of its basin is 645 thousand square meters.km. The Kolyma is formed from the confluence of Ayan-Yuryakh and Kulu, which originate from the Okhotsk-Kolyma Highlands. The main food Kolyma is made up of snow water, about 40% of the river receives rainwater. Kolyma HPP, built on its water expanses, provides electricity to virtually the entire Magadan region. Kolyma belongs to navigable rivers. In its basin there are gold deposits.
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Viluy The basin area is 454 thousand square meters.km
Vilyui is the eighth largest river in Russia and is the largest left tributary of Helena. The total length of the river is 2650 km, and the area of the basin is 454 thousand square meters.km. The Vilyui basin has about 70,000 lakes, the largest of which are Nigili( 119 sq km), Baratali( 110 sq km), Mastah( 80 sq km) and others. In the waters of Vilyuya there is a huge variety of different types of fish: sturgeon, taimen, lenok, nelma, ide, perch, burbot, dace, tugunok, soroga, etc. The main tributary of the river is r. Marha. Two hydroelectric power stations have been built at Vilyui. The river basin is rich in deposits of diamonds, iron ore, gas, etc. It is considered a navigable river.
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Lower Tunguska Basin area 473 thousand square meters.km
Lower Tunguska is one of the largest rivers in Russia. It is the right tributary of the Yenisei. Its length is 2989 km, and the basin area is 473 thousand square meters.km. Lower Tunguska is a navigable river. It feeds on melted snow and rain. The main tributary of the Tunguska is the Kochechum river with a length of 733 km and a basin area of about 100 thousand square meters.km. At the beginning of the 20th century, a project was developed, following which the Lower Tunguska was to connect with Lena in the vicinity of the town of Kirensk. But soon the construction of the canal was declared inexpedient because of the complexity of the work and the high cost. In the near future, it is planned to build a hydroelectric power station, which will become the largest hydroelectric power station on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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Volga The basin area is 1 million 361 thousand square meters.km
Volga is one of the largest rivers in Russia and the world. Its length is 3531 km, and the area of the basin is 1 million 361 thousand square meters.km. One of the main water Russian arteries flows in 11 regions and 4 republics. The shipping river has great agricultural and industrial importance for the country. About 20% of all fish produced in Russia falls on the Volga. The river is also used as a source of hydroelectric power: about 10 reservoirs with hydroelectric power stations are concentrated here. The largest tributary of the Volga is the Kama.
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Irtysh The basin area is 1 million 643 thousand square meters.km
The Irtysh is one of the largest rivers in Russia and the largest tributary of the Ob. Its length is 4248 km, which exceeds the length of the largest river. Together they form a length of 5,410 km. The area of the Irtysh basin is 1 million 643 thousand square meters.km. The water artery flows on the territory of three states: Russia, Mongolia and China. Irtysh belongs to rivers with mixed food. The underwater world of the tributary is rich in various kinds of fish: representatives of sturgeon, carp, whitefish, pike, etc. live here. The waters of the river are used for irrigation and water supply.
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Amur The basin area is 1 million 855 thousand square meters.km
The fourth largest river in Russia is Amur located in the Far East and East Asia. Its length is 2824 km. The river flows on the territory of three countries: Russia, Mongolia and China. The area of its basin is 1 million 855 thousand square meters.km. Amur flows into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk. There is a version that the name of the waterway originated from the common for the Tungus-Manchurian languages of the basis "amar", "damur", which means "big river".In China Cupid is called, as the "Black Dragon River".One of the legends says that earlier there lived a black dragon, who was the personification of good. He defeated the white dragon, which flooded the water boats and eaten all living things. After that, the hero stayed to live on these water expanses.
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Lena The basin area is 2 million 490 thousand square meters.km
Lena is considered to be the longest river in Russia and one of the largest in the world with a length of 4400 km. It is located on the lands of Yakutia and Irkutsk region. Its source begins near the deepest Russian Lake Baikal, and then its waters rush into the Laptev Sea. The area of the Lena basin is 2 million 490 thousand square meters.km. There is a version that the name of the river came from the Even language. The Evenks referred to Lena as "Elyu-Ene", which in translation means "big river".Russian first discovered the river in the 17th century recorded its name, as Eluene. Then the people named Lena. The largest of its tributaries are Aldan and Vilyui. Lena is the main transport artery of Yakutia.
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Yenisei The basin area is 2 million 580 thousand square meters.km
Yenisei is one of the largest and largest rivers in Russia, the length of which is 3487 km. One of the main waterways arises in the territory of the Russian and Mongolian states. It is considered the most abundant river, the area of its basin is 2 million 580 thousand square meters.km. About 600 cubic km. The Yenisei takes out to the Kara Sea. The name comes from the Evenki "Ionesis", which in translation means "big water".It feeds on the Yenisei with snow and rain water. More than 500 rivers flow into it, the largest of them are the Angara and the Lower Tunguska. There are three hydroelectric power stations on the Yenisei.
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Ob The basin area is 2 million 990 thousand square meters.km
The Ob is the largest river in Russia with a length of 3650 km. The total area of its basin is 2 million 990 thousand square meters.km. The largest freshwater artery flows into the Kara Sea. The main food for the Ob is thawed snow. According to the water content, the river takes the third place, after Lena and the Yenisei. The main and largest tributary of the river is the Irtysh. In the Ob, there are about 50 species of fish, so fishing is developed here. To the valuable species that live here, include the following river representatives: sturgeon, sterlet, tugun, nelma, etc.
