Rivers are the blue arteries of the Earth. Never stopping, all the time moving only forward along the river channel. From the source, where they originate, to the mouth, the place where it flows into another body of water. In this article we have collected 10 the longest riversflowing through the territory Of Russia.
10. The Urals | 2 428 km
Ural - A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through the territory of Russia and Kazakhstan and flowing into the Caspian Sea.
In the annals, the mention of it dates back to 1142. And the name is translated as "spilling and flooding."
The river originates on the eastern slope of the Ural Range, descending from it with three sources. In the valley form one common stream. The river has a flat character. The food of this little giant is due to melting snow.
To even out the flow of water along the route, a man built the Magnitogorsk and Iriklinsk reservoirs. The river is shallow, so there is no navigation on it. But at the present time, sturgeons up to 100 kg are also found, though rarely.
9. Ishim | 2,450 km
The left and longest tributary of the Irtysh. Its beginning in the low mountain range of Niyaz of the Kazakh small hills.
The name of the river is translated as "destructive." Ancient documents tell of a legend according to which the son of a Tatar khan named Ishim drowned in a nameless river.
The nature of the river is still lifeless. Depth is uneven. The river replenishes its waters by melting snow, which begins even at negative air temperatures due to powerful solar radiation.
In its lower reaches, it spreads up to a width of 15 kilometers, floods can continue until July, which creates difficulties for the population of the flood areas along the rebellious river. Ishim is a navigable river. With beautiful scenery near its shores.
8. Vilyuy | 2 650 km
Long enough river Vilyuy is a left tributary of the Lena. It flows through the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Place of birth - Central Siberian Plateau.
From the river Vilyuy exudes grandeur. She has a lot. The first minerals are diamonds, followed by full-scale mining.
Floodplain lakes number in the thousands. The influx itself is the widest. The direction of water from north to south, followed by a 90-degree turn, then the movement of water to the east.
If you describe the rocky part of the channel, it will be a fairy tale dedicated to the mysterious impassability of coniferous forests. If the flat part, then with a mirror movement of water.
If in winter the ice blocks the channel, then almost eight months a year. Species of fish are so rare that it is time to put them in the Red Book.
7. Cupid | 2 824 km
Amur also called the river of life and love. A powerful and long taiga river begins in China, where at an altitude of 303 meters above sea level it is formed from multiple small tributaries, which then merge into one channel.
It is hard to believe that in winter these water strata freeze to a depth of one meter for a period of seven months. So nature builds up strength in the spring to break loose waterfalls and launch a new whirlpool of life around.
It flows into the Sea of Okhotsk and further into the Pacific Ocean. It flows through the territory of Russia, Mongolia, and China. At the beginning, the flow of the river through the highlands is calm, having moved to the valley, it calms down, wetlands begin to appear along the banks, and when descending into the lowland there are already many lakes and elders.
The name of the river is translated as “large”, with a wide soul and opportunities for man.
6. Lower Tunguska | 2 989 km
Lower Tunguska - Siberian river, which is the right tributary of the Yenisei. The river, immortalized in the novel "Sullen River".
Throughout, wayward, harsh, restless. Buruns, rifts, rapids. Water tourism lovers have already spent more than one year of their life to climb up its course. It works out, but so slowly that it seems as if they are standing still.
The river originates on the Upper Tungus Upland of the Central Siberian Plateau. It freezes in October and opens in May. The food is mostly snow.
The main depth of the river is 5 - 6 meters. There is evidence that the bottom in some places lies at a depth of 100 meters.
Interesting! In the river basin there is an unusual attraction - the Tunguska Wall. This is a rock with reciprocal ledges. At the very top are bird nests.
The channel is covered with impassable mystery. In these marvelous places hidden rich pantry of nature.
5. The Yenisei | 3 487 km
If the tributaries are long enough, then the river itself is even longer. Guess what this is about? Of course about Yenisei - the deepest in Siberia. In addition, it is a natural border between Eastern and Western Siberia. It flows into the Kara Sea of the Arctic Ocean. For Siberians, the river is “Yenisei the Father”.
The source of the water giant at an altitude of 2580 meters above sea level at the peak of Topographers in the Sayan Mountains. Powerful strata of water are taken by the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station.
The width of the river ranges from 5-6 kilometers to 75 kilometers in the estuary. Local landscapes are famous for their contrasts: the Sayan fortress, hilly taiga, hills of mixed forests.
The Yenisei flows into the Angara, Lower Tunguzka, Abakan, Small Yenisei, Kem - all of them provide the Yenisei's high water intake and its navigability. The country's blue meridian, wide, stately, contributes to the development of Siberia.
4. The Volga | 3 531 km
Source Volga It is located near the village of Volgoverkhovye on the Valdai Upland. The river is the longest in the European part of Russia and flows into the Caspian Sea.
Due to the fact that the mouth is 28 meters below sea level, the river is considered to be an aquatic formation of internal flow, and its waters do not fall into the oceans. Food is provided by snow, groundwater, rainwater.
The Volga region is the richest region. Large forests are growing in the upper Volga. In the Middle and Lower Volga region sowing of grain and industrial crops. Widely developed melon growing and gardening. Through the system of waterways, the Volga is connected to the Black, Baltic, Azov, White Seas.
3. Ob | 3 650 km
The river of Western Siberia. It begins at the confluence of the Biya and Katun rivers in Altai at the Gebler Glacier. Forming in the mountains, Ob is a typically flat river. It flows into the Kara Sea. And refers to the basin of the Arctic Ocean.
The main type of river nutrition is snowy, with shared inclusions of glacial, rain and ground species. The main tributary is the Irtysh. Ports and marinas of the Ob – Irtysh basin function on the river.
2. Irtysh | 4 248 km
Mountain glaciers of East Altai gave life Irtysh, which is a large tributary of the Ob.
Interestingly arranged river food. Directly depends on the territory of the course. At the source, the river is supplied with snow and glacial water. Partly sedimentary. But closer to the mouth - rainwater and groundwater.
Throughout its impressive stretch, the river is icebound. From the lower and higher and higher. The movement of ice lasts about three weeks. Moreover, moving ice floes resemble small icebergs.
One cannot but mention the tributaries of the Irtysh. This small family consists of 7 tributaries of the first magnitude, and shipping is possible through them. 120 small tributaries with a length of about 10 kilometers.
In the upper reaches there is permafrost, a glacier. There is practically no vegetation. Rocks. In the flat part, the breath of civilization is already felt - there are reservoirs and power plants.
1. Lena | 4,400 km
Lena or "Big river". The largest river in Central Siberia and the longest in Russia. It originates at an altitude of 920 meters above sea level on the slopes of the Baikal Range. Due to the many tributaries it is full-flowing throughout its length.
Central Siberia is a region of very low temperatures and permafrost. The river is covered with ice from the lower to the upper, and their melting begins from the upper to the mouth of the river.
The river flows into the Laptev Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Lena and its tributaries are involved in the transport system of the region. Obviously, man has far from mastered it all. There is no excess of civilization, which means that the water in the river is clean, drinking.