Kharkiv (river)
The Kharkiv or Kharkov (Ukrainian: Ха́рків, Russian: Харьков) is a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a left tributary of the Lopan. It originates from the town of Oktyabrsky in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and it falls into Lopan in the city of Kharkiv.
| Kharkiv | |
|---|---|
The river Kharkiv in the center of Kharkiv | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia, Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
| • elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Mouth | Lopan |
• location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
• coordinates | 49.9853°N 36.2239°E |
| Length | 71 km (44 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.62 m3/s (93 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lopan→ Udy→ Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
The river Kharkiv may have given the city of Kharkiv its name. The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known as morzhei or "walruses" to swim.
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