In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from 60 to 250 metres (200 to 820 ft), with its average depth being 3 m (10 ft). The mean annual discharge at its mouth is 360 m3/s (13,000 cu ft/s).[1] The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi to its mouth, a length of about 535 km (332 mi).[1]
The water level of the river reached its lowest recorded point in 140 years in June 2020. This water level was 5 m (16 ft) below normal for that time of year.[2]
The Desna originates in the Smolensk Heights of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. The river's source lies in Yelninsky District, east-southeast from the city of Smolensk and not far from Yelnya in a forest near the village of Naleti. The Desna then flows south through a low and swampy valley toward the city of Bryansk, where the river's right bank rises.
After its confluence with the Seym near the Russian-Ukrainian border, the river then widens, splitting into numerous smaller branches. 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 Kyiv at the Dnieper River.
Tributariesedit
The Desna has many tributaries. The most significant (length more than 100 km) are, from source to mouth:
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary — Desna, a tributary of the Dnepr[dead link]
Desna floodplains (Заплава Десни). Wetlands and swamps of Ukraine.
November 15, 2023
desna, river, other, uses, desna, disambiguation, desna, russian, Десна, ukrainian, Десна, river, russia, ukraine, major, left, tributary, dnieper, name, means, right, hand, east, slavic, language, citation, needed, length, drainage, basin, covers, desnathe, d. For other uses see Desna disambiguation The Desna Russian Desna Ukrainian Desna is a river in Russia and Ukraine a major left tributary of the Dnieper Its name means right hand in the Old East Slavic language citation needed It has a length of 1 130 km 702 mi and its drainage basin covers 88 900 km2 34 324 sq mi 1 DesnaThe Desna flows through Chernihiv Ukraine The Dnieper and the Desna rivers drainage basin In this map Belarus is shown in yellow Russia in green and Ukraine in deep red Native nameDesna Russian Desna Ukrainian LocationCountryRussia UkraineCitiesBryansk Novhorod Siverskyi ChernihivPhysical characteristicsSource locationSmolensk Heights RussiaMouthDesna Delta locationjust north of Kyiv Ukraine coordinates50 33 02 N 30 32 21 E 50 55056 N 30 53917 E 50 55056 30 53917Length1 130 km 700 mi Basin size88 900 km2 34 300 sq mi Discharge locationKyiv average360 m3 s 13 000 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionDnieper Dnieper Bug estuary Black SeaTributaries leftSeym Oster rightSudostIn Ukraine the river s width ranges from 60 to 250 metres 200 to 820 ft with its average depth being 3 m 10 ft The mean annual discharge at its mouth is 360 m3 s 13 000 cu ft s 1 The river freezes over from early December to early April and is navigable from Novhorod Siverskyi to its mouth a length of about 535 km 332 mi 1 The water level of the river reached its lowest recorded point in 140 years in June 2020 This water level was 5 m 16 ft below normal for that time of year 2 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Course 1 2 Tributaries 1 3 Cities and towns on the Desna 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeography editCourse edit The Desna originates in the Smolensk Heights of Smolensk Oblast Russia The river s source lies in Yelninsky District east southeast from the city of Smolensk and not far from Yelnya in a forest near the village of Naleti The Desna then flows south through a low and swampy valley toward the city of Bryansk where the river s right bank rises After its confluence with the Seym near the Russian Ukrainian border the river then widens splitting into numerous smaller branches 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 Kyiv at the Dnieper River Tributaries edit The Desna has many tributaries The most significant length more than 100 km are from source to mouth Vetma left Bolva left Navlya left Nerussa left Sudost right Ubid right Seym left Snov right Oster left Cities and towns on the Desna edit Yelnya Russia Desnogorsk Russia Zhukovka Russia Seltso Russia Bryansk Russia Trubchevsk Russia Novhorod Siverskyi Ukraine Chernihiv Ukraine Oster Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine Snov yanka Ukraine The Svensky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Desna and the Sven River See also editList of rivers of Russia List of rivers of UkraineReferences edit a b c Desna Great Soviet Encyclopedia Signs of Drought in European Groundwater earthobservatory nasa gov 2020 06 25 Retrieved 2021 04 14 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Desna nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1879 American Cyclopaedia article Desna Desna River at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary Desna a tributary of the Dnepr dead link Desna floodplains Zaplava Desni Wetlands and swamps of Ukraine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Desna river amp oldid 1149419201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
