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 The Desna River flows through Chernihiv, Ukraine. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Chernihiv, also referred to as Chernigov (Чернігів Чернигов Чарнігаў is a historic city in northern Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
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| Countries | Russia, Ukraine |
| Major cities | Bryansk, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv |
| Length | 1,130 km (702 mi) |
| Watershed | 88,900 km² (34,324 sq mi) |
| Discharge at | Kiev |
| - average | 360 m³/s (12,713 cu ft/s) |
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| - location | Smolensk Heights, Russia |
| Mouth | Desna Delta |
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| Major tributaries | |
| - left | Seim, Oster |
| - right | Sudost |
 The Dnieper and the Desna Rivers' drainage basin. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Bryansk01jpg|thumb|left|200px|Forest Museum in Bryansk]]Ziu-9 Bryansk 2056 Novhorod-Siversky (Новгород-Сіверський Новгород-Северский Novgorod-Seversky is a historic city in the Chernihiv Oblast ( province Chernihiv, also referred to as Chernigov (Чернігів Чернигов Чарнігаў is a historic city in northern Ukraine. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the CM3 redirects here If you were looking for the 3rd game in the Cooking Mama series abbreviated as CM3 see here. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units The cubic foot is an imperial and US customary (non- metric) unit of Volume, used in the United States Canada and the United Kingdom The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Seym (also transliterated as Seim and Sejm, in Сейм is a River in Russia and Ukraine. The Oster River (Остер is a River in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Chernihiv. The Sudost River (Судость is a river in Bryansk Oblast in Russia and Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine.
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Desna (Russian and Ukrainian: Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river For the rocket see Dnepr rocket. For other uses see Dnieper (disambiguation. The word means "right hand" in the Old East Slavic language. Old East Slavic, also known as Old Russian (древнерусский or Old Ruthenian, was a vernacular literary language used from the 10th to the 14th centuries Its length is 1,130 km (702 mi), and its drainage basin covers 88,900 km².
In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from 60 to 250 meters, with its average depth being 3 m (10 ft). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The mean annual discharge at its mouth is 360 m³/s (12,713 ft³/s). The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi its mouth, which totals about 535 km. Novhorod-Siversky (Новгород-Сіверський Новгород-Северский Novgorod-Seversky is a historic city in the Chernihiv Oblast ( province
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Geography
Course
The Desna River originates in the Smolensk Heights of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. Smolensk Oblast (Смол́енская о́бласть Smolenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The river's source lies eastsoutheast from the city of Smolensk and not far from Yelnya in a forest near the village of Naleti. Smolensk (Смоленск is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast. Yelnya (Ельня is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Desna River 82 km from Smolensk. The Desna then flows south through a low and swampy valley toward the city of Bryansk, where the river's right bank rises. Bryansk01jpg|thumb|left|200px|Forest Museum in Bryansk]]Ziu-9 Bryansk 2056
After its confluence with the Seim River near the Russian-Ukrainian border, the river then widens, splitting into numerous smaller branches. Seym (also transliterated as Seim and Sejm, in Сейм is a River in Russia and Ukraine. Its right bank declines again near the city of Chernihiv, and again near one of its tributaries, the Oster, where the Desna continues its course through a low, muddy plain until it finally reaches its mouth near Kiev at the Dnieper River. Chernihiv, also referred to as Chernigov (Чернігів Чернигов Чарнігаў is a historic city in northern Ukraine. The Oster River (Остер is a River in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Chernihiv. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the
Tributaries
The Desna has 18 right and 13 left tributaries. The most significant are:
Cities and towns on the Desna
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The Svensky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Desna and the Svin River. The Sudost River (Судость is a river in Bryansk Oblast in Russia and Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine. Snov River (Снов is a River in Bryansk Oblast in Russia and Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine, right tributary of the Desna River Seym (also transliterated as Seim and Sejm, in Сейм is a River in Russia and Ukraine. The Oster River (Остер is a River in the northern Ukrainian oblast of Chernihiv. Zhukovka (Жу́ковка is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the left bank of the Desna River ( Dnieper 's Bryansk01jpg|thumb|left|200px|Forest Museum in Bryansk]]Ziu-9 Bryansk 2056 Trubchevsk (Трубчевск is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Novhorod-Siversky (Новгород-Сіверський Новгород-Северский Novgorod-Seversky is a historic city in the Chernihiv Oblast ( province Chernihiv, also referred to as Chernigov (Чернігів Чернигов Чарнігаў is a historic city in northern Ukraine. Svensky Monastery (Russian Свенский монастырь is a Russian Orthodox Monastery located at the confluence of the Desna and Svin
See also
External links
- Desna River at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary — Desna, tributary of the Dnepr
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