Volga

For ither uises, see Volga (disambiguation).

The Volga (Roushie: Во́лга) is the langest river in Europe; it is Europe's lairgest river in terms o dischairge an wattershed an aw. It flows throu central Roushie, an is widely viewed as the naitional river o Roushie. Eleiven o the twinty lairgest ceeties o Roushie, includin the caipital, Moscow, are situatit in the Volga's drainage basin. Some o the lairgest reservoirs in the warld can be foond alang the Volga. The river haes a seembolic meanin in Roushie cultur an is aften referred tae as Volga-Matushka (Mither Volga) in Roushie leeteratur an fowklear.

Volga
The Volga at Ulyanovsk
Map o the Volga drainage basin
Native name	Волга
Basin
Main source	Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast 228[1] m (748 ft) 57°9′N 32°36′E
River mooth	Caspian Sea Astrakhan Oblast −28[1] m (−92 ft) 45°50′N 47°58′E[2]
Basin size	1,380,000 km2 (530,000 sq mi)
Pheesical chairacteristics
Lenth	3,530[1] km (2,190 mi)
Dischairge	Location: Astrakhan Average rate: 8,060 m3/s (285,000 cu ft/s)
Features
Tributars	Left: Kama Richt: Oka