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The Dnieper River ( Belarusian: Дняпро/Dnyapro; Russian: Днепр/Dnepr; Ukrainian: Днiпро/Dnipro; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes, Danaper) is a river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. In all three countries it has essentially the same name, albeit pronounced differently, so it can be also called Dniepr, Dnepr, Dniapro or Dnipro.
The Dnieper finds its source in Valday hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the Black Sea. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of almost consecutive reservoirs.
These reservoirs are: Kyivs'ke (922 km²), Kanivs'ke (582 km²), Kremenchuts'ke (2,252 km²), Dniprodzerzhins'ke (567 km²), Zaporiz'ke (410 km²), and Kakhovs'ke (2,155 km²). The dams forming these are used to generate hydroelectric power, providing around 10% of Ukraine's electricity.
1 Cities and towns on the Dnieper
From the source to the mouth.
- Dorogobuzh , Russia
- Smolensk, Russia
- Orsa, Belarus
- Sklou , Belarus
- Mahilëu, Belarus
- Byhau , Belarus
- Rahacou , Belarus
- Zlobin , Belarus
- Rècyca , Belarus
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Kaniv, Ukraine
- Cherkasy , Ukraine
- Kremenchuk, Ukraine
- Dniprodzerzhyns'k , Ukraine
- Dnipropetrovs'kDnipropetrovs'k formerly Yekaterinoslav) is Ukraine's third largest city with 1. 2 million inhabitants. In Russian it is called Dnepropetrovsk . It is located on the south of the country on the Dnepr river. Administratively, the city is a center of the Dn, Ukraine
- ZaporizhzhiaZaporizhzhia ( Ukrainian: , Russian: , Zaporozh'ye is a city in south-eastern Ukraine, the capital of Zaporiz'ka oblast'. It lies on the banks of the Dnieper river. Zaporizhzhia has 770,000 inhabitants (2004). It is an important industrial center of Ukrai, Ukraine
- Marhanets' , Ukraine
- Nikopol' , Ukraine
- Nova KakhovkaNova Kakhovka is a town in southern Ukraine, center of the Novokakhovs'kyi district within Khersons'ka oblast'. It is an important riverport on Dnieper River and Kakhovs'ke artificial lake. Also a site of Tavria Games, Tavriis'ki ihry the most popular ann, Ukraine
- KhersonKherson ( Ukrainian is a city in southern Ukraine, the capital of Khersons'ka oblast', with 303,900 inhabitants (2004). It is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, also a home to major ship-building industry. It was founded in 1778 by Grig, Ukraine
2 Tributaries of the Dnieper
In orographic sequence.
- Drut' (R)
- Sozh river (L)
- Berezina river (R)
- Pripyat river (R)
- Irpen'Irpen (, also known as Irpin' or Ii) is a river in Ukraine, a right tributary to Dnieper. It is 162 km in length and flows through the town of Irpen (Irpin). The location where Irpen enters the Dnieper river falls into the Kiev Sea which the Dnieper forms (R)
- Sula (L)
- Vorskla River (L)
- Samara River (L)
- Ros' River (R)
- Bazavluk (R)
- Ingulec (R)
- Konka
- Desna (L)
Rivers of Belarus
Russian rivers
Rivers of Ukraine
