Dnieper

The Dnieper (/(də)ˈniːpər/ (də-)NEE-pər)[lower-alpha 1] or Dnipro (/dəˈniːproʊ/ də-NEE-proh)[lower-alpha 2] is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and Belarus and the fourth-longest river in Europe, after the Volga, Danube, and Ural rivers.[2] It is approximately 2,200 km (1,400 mi) long,[3] with a drainage basin of 504,000 square kilometres (195,000 sq mi).

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Dnieper
Dnieper Reservoir downstream from Dnipro city, Ukraine
Dnieper River drainage basin
Native name	Днепр (Russian) Дняпро (Belarusian) Дніпро (Ukrainian)
Location
Countries	Russia Belarus Ukraine
Cities	Dorogobuzh Smolensk Mogilev Kyiv Cherkasy Dnipro Zaporizhzhia Kherson
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Valdai Hills, Russia
• coordinates	55°52′18.08″N 33°43′27.08″E
• elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Mouth	Dnieper Delta
• location	Ukraine
• coordinates	46°30′00″N 32°20′00″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	2,201 km (1,368 mi)
Basin size	504,000 km2 (195,000 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Kherson
• average	1,670 m3/s (59,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Supiy, Sula, Psel, Vorskla, Samara, Konka, Bilozerka
• right	Drut, Berezina, Pripyat, Teteriv, Irpin, Stuhna, Ros, Tiasmyn, Bazavluk, Inhulets
Protection status
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Dnieper River Floodplain
Designated	29 May 2014
Reference no.	2244[1]

Settlements next to the Dnieper Towns/villages blank spaces indicate as place above (")
Legend
Bocharovo Verkhnedneprovsky Dorogobuzh Smolensk Russia–Belarus border Dubroŭna Orsha Kopys Shkloŭ Mogilev Bykhaw Rahachow Žlobin Streshin Rečyca Loyew Komarin Belarus–Ukraine border Radul Liubech Vyshhorod Kvyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant Kyiv Kozyn Ukrainka Rzhyshchiv Pereiaslav Kaniv Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant Cherkasy Svitlovodsk Kremenchuk Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Plant Horishni Plavni Verkhnodniprovsk Kamianske Middle Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant Dnipro Zaporizhzhia Dnieper Hydroelectric Station Vasylivka Dniprorudne Enerhodar Nikopol Kamianka-Dniprovska Novovorontsovka Velyka Lepetyha Hornostayivka Beryslav Kakhovka Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant Nova Kakhovka Dnipriany Oleshky Kherson Bilozerka Hola Prystan Ochakiv End of Dnieper Estuary—Black Sea

In antiquity, the river was part of the Amber Road trade routes. During the Ruin in the later 17th century, the area was contested between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia, dividing Ukraine into areas described by its right and left banks. During the Soviet period, the river became noted for its major hydroelectric dams and large reservoirs. The 1986 Chernobyl disaster occurred on the Pripyat River, a tributary of the Dnieper, just upstream from its confluence with the Dnieper. The Dnieper is an important navigable waterway for the economy of Ukraine and is connected by the Dnieper–Bug Canal to other waterways in Europe. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, certain segments of the river are part of the defensive lines between territory controlled by Russians and Ukrainians.[4][5][6]