Ukraine is rich in rivers, so by studying them, you can learn a lot about this country. It is worth listing them in order, from the most extended to the most modest, in order to systematically deal with this interesting information.
Dnepr
The largest river in Ukraine, sung in literary works and songs, is this one. It also flows through the lands of neighboring Belarus and Russia, but here it occupies the maximum territory and has the most important value. The largest river in Ukraine, the Dnieper, is more than a thousand kilometers long. It starts on the Valdai Upland, and ends at the Black Sea estuary. The river has about fifteen thousand tributaries. The current is located on the plains, over most of the territory it is quite fast, but in some places you can also find stretches. The depth varies greatly: there are sections of half a meter, and there are pits reaching up to thirty meters. The basin is sandy, clayey, pebbly, rocky in places. As the longest river in Ukraine, the Dnieper is extremely rich in fish. Loaches, crucians, carps, breams, burbots, perches, minnows, roaches, pike perches, pikes, catfish and many other aquatic inhabitants are found in its waters. The river was previously known by other names. Herodotus wrote about Borysthenes. RomansThey called her Danapris. During Kievan Rus, the name Slavutych was in use. Already in the Middle Ages, the largest river in Ukraine acquired its modern name.
Southern Bug
Listing the major rivers of Ukraine, you should definitely mention this one. The uniqueness of the Southern Bug is that it is completely located on the territory of one state, and this also applies to tributaries. The energy complexes of the South-Ukrainian NPP and the Ladyzhinskaya GRES are located in the basin; Opponents of such a decision say that the functioning of such facilities involves the consumption of water, which is already not too much in the Bug. Perhaps the building will be cancelled. Many cities are located along the banks of this river in Ukraine. Their names include such well-known centers as Nikolaev, Vinnitsa, Khmelnitsky and Pervomaisk. The river originates from a swamp near the village of Kholodets, located in the Khmelnytsky region. The channel, eight hundred kilometers long, continues to the Bug Estuary on the Black Sea.
Dniester
Studying the rivers of Ukraine, one cannot ignore this one. The length of the Dniester is one thousand three hundred and fifty two kilometers. The river flows through the territories of Ukraine and Moldova. The area of the basin is seventy-two thousand one hundred square kilometers. The source is located in the Turkovsky district of the Lviv region, near the village of Sereda. The river has many tributaries - Vereshchitsa, Tysmenitsa, Bystritsa, Boberka, Rotten Lika, Strvyazh andmany others. In winter, the Dniester freezes, and in early March the ice disappears again. Like other large rivers of Ukraine, it boasts an impressive amount of fish. Here you can catch trout, chub, barbel, white-eye, pike, roach, crucian carp, tench, bream, carp, ruff, nosari. Rarely come across species such as catfish, pike perch, sterlet. Downstream, the ratio of different fish can change, and those common upstream may almost disappear from the waters.
Seversky Donets
This river flows through the Belgorod and Rostov regions of Russia, and then ends up on the territory of Ukraine, where it flows into the Don. It is the fourth largest and serves as an important source of fresh water for the eastern inhabitants. According to some versions, the name sounds like "Northern Donets", and earlier it was applied on maps in the form of "Northern Donets". This is the largest tributary of the Don with a total length of about a thousand kilometers. The river "feeds" on snow, so the amount of water depends on the season. The flood lasts from February to April. The width of the channel of this river in Ukraine is from thirty to seventy meters, in some areas reaching two hundred, and in the territories of reservoirs and four thousand. The bottom is sandy, with strong changes in depth. In some places it is thirty centimeters, and somewhere - ten meters. The Seversky Donets flows into the Don at a distance of two hundred and eighteen kilometers from the mouth.
Desna
It is worth mentioning the left tributary of the Dnieper. Like some other rivers of Ukraine, this one also flows through the territory of Russia. Gum lengthis one thousand one hundred and thirty kilometers, which makes it the longest tributary of the Dnieper. The source of the river is located on the Smolensk Upland, near Yelnya. The mouth is located north of the capital of Ukraine. The Desna also has its own tributaries - Convince, Zamglai, Belous, Vetma, Navlya, Znobovka and many others. It belongs to the Black Sea basin and covers an area of eighty eight thousand nine hundred square kilometers.
Goryn
When asking which rivers in Ukraine are small, you need to pay attention to this one. The Goryn begins on the Kremenets upland, flows along the Volyn-Podolsky plateau and flows into the Pripyat, crossing the Polesskaya lowland along the Pinsk swamps. Thus, it becomes obvious that it is also located in Belarus. The length of Goryn is six hundred and fifty nine kilometers. At a distance of two hundred and ninety-one from the mouth, it becomes navigable. In the upper course, it is quite narrow, with a width of no more than ten meters. The greatest width is one hundred and ninety meters. The depth can be no more than one and a half meters. The transparency of the river provides a sandy bottom. Ice covers Horyn from December to March. The river has tributaries - Sluch, Polkva, Viliya. On the banks there are cities - Izyaslav, Neteshyn, Ostrog. In Belarus it is Rechitsa, Stolin. The river is especially interesting for its fauna. Swallows live in high clay banks, here you can see swans living in reed thickets, many ducks and gulls. Common cranes often come across.
Ingulets
Some riversUkraine are located entirely on the territory of this country. For example, this is how the Ingulets flows, the right tributary of the Dnieper, belonging to the Black Sea basin. It is located on the territory of Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev and Kherson regions. The length of this Ukrainian river is five hundred and fifty kilometers. Ingulets starts at the small village of Topilo. It flows along the Dnieper Upland and the Black Sea Lowland, flowing near Sadovy, in the Kherson region. The area of the Ingulets river basin is thirteen thousand seven hundred square meters. In the upper reaches there are many quiet backwaters, which increase in flood or after a downpour. The banks of the river are covered with reeds, the width reaches a maximum of one hundred and twenty meters, and the depth is five. There are granite deposits on the territory of the Ingulets basin, and the valley first has a trapezoidal shape, and then it transforms into a V-shaped one.
Psel
Many small rivers of Ukraine belong to the Black Sea basin. Psel is no exception. The territory occupied by it is only twenty-two thousand eight hundred kilometers, and the length is seven hundred and seventeen. The source of the Psel River is located in Russia, near the village of Prigorki, Belgorod Region. In Ukraine, it flows along the Dnieper lowland and flows into the Dnieper. The river valley is distinguished by a small width, but extremely steep slopes, the banks can be asymmetrical, with the right up to seventy meters in height and the gentle left. It is lined with channels and oxbow lakes, making the current even calmer. The bottom of the sand, in some placesmuddy, there are many holes in it, where a lot of fish can be found. In December, Psel is covered with ice, which disappears only by the end of March.
Chance
This river is the right tributary of the Goryn. The length is four hundred and fifty one kilometers. Sometimes it is called "Southern Case". The area of the river basin occupies thirteen thousand nine hundred kilometers, it begins on the Podolsk Upland in the Khmelnytsky region, flows through the Polessky lowland and flows into Goryn at a distance of one hundred kilometers from the mouth, near the village of Velun. The chance is fed by snow and rain, so the amount of water can directly depend on the season. The valley is from two hundred to eight hundred meters in the upper part and up to five thousand - below. In the area of the basin of the Sluch River, there is the Rivne landscape reserve called "Falcon Mountains". From two hundred and ninety kilometers - navigable. There is a hydroelectric power station on the territory. In addition, some cities of Ukraine are located on Sluch - Sarny, Starokonstantinov, Novograd-Volynsky, where it is actively used for water supply.
Styr
There is a theory that the name of the river is connected with the word "erase", but the exact answer, whether this is so and who gave this name, is unknown. The Styr flows through Northwestern Ukraine. The beginning is located near the city of Brody, the pool runs through the Lviv, Volyn and Rivne regions. The length of the river is four hundred ninety-four kilometers, seventy of them are in Belarus. Styr has very steep banks with high slopes, the bottom is hard, sandy, sometimes there are pits and stones. By the end of November, the river freezes over, andice melts only by the end of March, flooding the entire valley during floods. The water is clean and suitable for drinking. There are three large reservoirs in the basin, they are used in agriculture, for water supply, energy production, and industry. The large pier Styra is located in the city of Lutsk. The river is a tributary of the Pripyat. It flows into it on the territory of Belarus. Styr also has its own tributaries - Slanivka, Konopelka, Kormin, Stubla, Lipa, Okinka, Chernoguzka. The river has a rich wildlife with many varieties of fish and birds living along the banks.
Western Bug
This is a small river flowing through the territory of Eastern Europe, located both in Ukraine and in Belarus and Poland. The length of the Western Bug is seven hundred and seventy-two kilometers. The river flows from the Podolsk Upland, passes near Brest and flows near Warsaw into the Narew, which then becomes a tributary of the Vistula. Ice covers the Western Bug from December to the end of March. The river has many tributaries - Mukhavets, Brok, Poltva, Khuchva, Nurets, Ugerka, Rata. It is interesting that in the middle reaches the Western Bug serves as a natural border of the three countries through which it flows, bridges serve as crossings. There are several Ukrainian cities on the river - Busk, Dobrotvor, Kamenka-Bugskaya, Sosnovka, Sokal, Chervonograd, Ustilug. In Belarus, on the banks of the Western Bug is Brest, in Poland - Vlodava, Dorogichin, Terespol and Vyshkow.
