Every other city in Europe was built near the river. And this is not surprising, as it has always been a major factor in the growth of agglomeration. We love to spend our vacation on the shores of the water stream, admiring the beauty of the surrounding landscape. But do not even think about how big can be the river. It's time to fix the gap in knowledge; in this post you will learn what are the longest rivers in Europe.

List of top 10 longest rivers in Europe

Vyatka River

Vyatka has a length of 1314 km, it originates from the Upper Kama Upland, located in the Republic of Udmurtia. Estuary flows into the Kama - fifth on the river length in Europe. It has a pool area of 129 000 sq. kilometers. Vyatka River is considered to be flat with great tortuosity. It is used for navigation and alloys. But waterways are only to the city Kirov (from the mouth of 700 km). The river is rich in fish stocks: residents regularly catch pike, perch, roach, pike perch and others. On the banks of the Vyatka, the opening ratings of the longest in Europe, located in Kirov, Sosnovka, Orlov.

Dniester River

The source of the river length is 1352 km, located in the village of Wolf, Lviv region. Dniester flows into the Black Sea. The river flows through the territory of Ukraine and Moldova. The boundaries of these countries in some parts of it are on the Dniester. On the river, the city based Rybnitsa, Tiraspol, Bender. Swimming pool area is 72, 100 square kilometers.

After the collapse of the USSR in the Dniester shipping has decreased, and in the past decade, virtually disappeared. Now the river included in the list of the longest in Europe, go only small boats and excursion boats.

Oka River

It is considered a right tributary of the Volga, which is its mouth. The source is located in a normal spring, located in the village of Aleksandrovka Orel. The river is 1498 km.

City: Kaluga, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Moore stand on the Oka. This river is the part of the rating of longest river in Europe, once the ancient city was built Divyagorsk. Now Oka, an area where the pool is equal to 245,000 square kilometers, washed him almost 90%.

The river is navigable, because of its gradual shallowing, unstable. Its suspended in 2007, 2014, 2015.. This is influenced by the number of fish in the river: began its slow disappearance.

Pechora River

1809 km long river flows through the Republic of Komi and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, falling into the Barents Sea. Its source Pechora takes in the north of the Urals. Near the river built cities such as Pechora and Naryan-Mar.

The river is navigable, but the waterways are only to the city of Troitsk-Pechora. Fisheries developed: catch salmon, whitefish, whitefish. Pechora, which occupies the seventh place in the ranking of the longest in Europe, is known for its swimming pool area of 322,000 square kilometers, there are deposits of oil and gas as well as coal.

Don River

Starting from Upland, the river flows into the Sea of Azov. Many believe that the source is located in the Don Shatskikh reservoir. But this is not the case. The river starts from the creek Urvanka that is located in the town of Novomoskovsk.

Don is navigable river, whose basin is 422,000 sq. kilometers. Swim through it can be the beginning of the mouth (the Azov Sea), to the city Liski. On the river, part of the rating of the long (1870 km), were founded cities such as Rostov-on-Don, Azov, Voronezh. Significant pollution of the river led to a reduction in fish stocks there. But it is enough: about 67 species of fish inhabit the Don. Perch, rudd, pike, bream and roach are the most harvested.

Kama River

The river length of more than 1880 km is a major in the Western Urals. The source of the Kama River originates near the village Karpushata, which is in the hill Verhnekaemskoy. It flows into the river in the Kuibyshev reservoir, from which flows the Volga - the longest river in Europe.

Many people think that the Kama and Volga one. This misjudgment: Kama much older Volga. Before the Ice Age the mouth of the river was part of the Caspian Sea and the Volga was a tributary of the Don River. Ice cover all changed: Now the Volga became a major tributary of the Kama.

Dnieper River

This river is considered to be the longest in the Ukraine and the fourth longest in Russia (2201 km). Also Nezalezhnoy Dnipro affects the territory of Russia and Belarus. The source is located in the Valdai Hills. Dnieper empties into the Black Sea. On the river, the city-based millionaires such as Dnepropetrovsk and Kiev. It is believed that the Dnieper very slow and steady flow.

The swimming pool area is 504,000 sq. kilometers. The river is home to over 60 species of fish. People foraged carp, herring, sturgeon. Also, the Dnieper is rich in many kinds of algae. The most common - green. But predominate and diatoms, golden, cryptophytae.

Ural River

Its over the river, named after the eponymous geographic region, taking from the top of Round Hill of Bashkortostan. It passes through Russia, Kazakhstan and flows into the Caspian Sea. It has a length of 2420 km. It is believed that the Urals shared geographical areas of Asia and Europe. But this is not the case: only the upper part of the river is the line dividing Eurasia. In the Urals, built cities like Magnitogorsk and Orenburg.

On the river, has received "bronze" rating the longest rivers in Europe, swims little ships. Go fishing mainly because Ural is famous for the abundance of fish. Here catch sturgeon, catfish, walleye, sturgeon. The area of the basin is 231,000 sq. kilometers.

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Danube River

Danube - the first length in the western part of the Old World (more than 2950 km). But it is still inferior to our Volga, occupying second place in the ranking of the longest rivers in Europe. Danube source is in the Black Forest mountains, which are located in Germany. The river passes through the territories of such countries as Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Ukraine. It flows into the Black Sea. Famous European capitals: Vienna, Belgrade, Bratislava and Budapest were built near the river. Included in the list of UNESCO as a protected object.

It has a pool area of 817,000 square meters. kilometers.

Volga River

Almost everyone knows about the Volga - the longest river in Russia. But few people realize - in Europe, it is also the first place. The river has a length of 3,530 kilometers, starting from the Valdai Hills, and ends far the Caspian Sea. On the Volga built mega cities such as Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Kazan. The area of the river (1,361,000 sq. Km) is approximately equal to 30% of the European territory. It lives more than 70 species of fish, 40 of which are suitable for fishing.

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