Pripyat has a catchment area of 121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi), 50,900 km2 (19,700 sq mi) of which are in Belarus. 495 km (308 mi) of the whole river length lies within Belarus.[1]
The Pripyat begins on the Volyn Hill, between the villages of Budnik and Horn Smolars of Lyubomlsky District in Ukraine. After 204 km downstream, it crosses the border of Belarus, where it travels 500 km through Polesia, Europe's largest wilderness, within which lie the vast sandy wetlands known as the Pinsk marshes, a dense network of swamps, bogs, rivers and rivulets within a forested basin. For the last 50 kilometers the Pripyat flows again in Ukraine and flows several kilometers south of Chernobyl into the Kyiv reservoir.
GeographyEdit
The length of the river is 775 kilometers. The area of the watershed is 114,300 km2. The Pripyat valley in the upper reaches is weak, in the lower reaches it is clearer. The cave is developed all along, allocating two super-floodplain terraces. The width of the floodplain in the upper course of 2–4 km and more, in some years, is flooded for several months. In the lower reaches, the width of the floodplain reaches 10–15 km. The channel in the upper canalized; below - winding, forms meanders, elders, many ducts (one of them is combined with the lake Nobel); there are sandy islands. The width of the river in the upper reaches is up to 40 m, on the average - 50–70 m, in the lower reaches 100 - predominantly 250 m, with the entrance to the Kyiv reservoir - 4–5 km. The bottom is sandy and sandy-spruce. The slope of the river is 0.08 m / km
Name etymologyEdit
Max Vasmer in his etymological dictionary notes that the historical name of the river mentioned in the earliest East Slavic document, Primary Chronicle is Pripet' (Припеть) and cites the opinion of other linguists that the name meant "tributary", comparing with Greek and Latin roots. He also rejects some opinions which were improperly based on the stem -пять-pjat', rather than original -петь.[3]
It might also derive from the local word pripech used for a river with sandy banks.[4]
Pripyat // Dictionary of Contemporary Geographical Names / Rus. geogr. oh Moscow center; By common. Ed. acad. V. M. Kotlyakova. Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences. - Yekaterinburg: U-Factorium, 2006.
Joint River Management Program. Final Report: River Pripyat Basin (February 2004)
^ ab. Land of Ancestors. Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
^"Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
^Max Vasmer, Etymological dictionary of the Russian language, article "Припять" in Russian translation
^Room, Adrian (1997). Placenames of the World. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland.
External linksEdit
Media related to Pripyat River at Wikimedia Commons
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Not to be confused with Pripyat city The Pripyat or Prypiat ˈ p r iː p j e t ˈ p r ɪ p PREE pyet PRIP yet Ukrainian Prip yat IPA ˈprɪpjɐtʲ Belarusian Prypyac romanized Prypiac IPA ˈprɨpʲat sʲ Polish Prypec IPA ˈprɨpɛtɕ Russian Pripyat IPA ˈprʲipʲɪtʲ i is a river in Eastern Europe approximately 761 km 473 mi long 1 It flows east through Ukraine Belarus and Ukraine again draining into the Dnieper PripyatPrypiat Prypiac PrypecPripyat RiverCourse of the Pripyat RiverLocationCountryUkraine BelarusPhysical characteristicsSource locationVolyn Oblast Ukraine coordinates51 28 05 N 24 18 54 E 51 468 N 24 315 E 51 468 24 315MouthDnieper locationKyiv Reservoir coordinates51 09 31 N 30 29 27 E 51 15861 N 30 49083 E 51 15861 30 49083Length761 km 473 mi Basin size121 000 km2 47 000 sq mi Discharge average377 m3 s 13 300 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionDnieper Dnieper Bug estuary Black SeaTributaries leftPina Yaselda Tsna Lan Sluch Ptsich Brahinka rightTuriya Stokhid Styr Horyn Stsviha Ubort Zhelon Slovechna UzhThe Pripyat at Mazyr BelarusThe Pripyat at PolesiaAnother map of the Pripyat Contents 1 Overview 2 Location 3 Geography 4 Name etymology 5 See also 6 Books 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksOverview EditThe Pripyat passes through the exclusion zone established around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster The city of Pripyat Ukraine population 45 000 was completely evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster Pripyat has a catchment area of 121 000 km2 47 000 sq mi 50 900 km2 19 700 sq mi of which are in Belarus 495 km 308 mi of the whole river length lies within Belarus 1 As of 2020 it is being dredged to enable the E40 waterway 2 Location EditThe Pripyat begins on the Volyn Hill between the villages of Budnik and Horn Smolars of Lyubomlsky District in Ukraine After 204 km downstream it crosses the border of Belarus where it travels 500 km through Polesia Europe s largest wilderness within which lie the vast sandy wetlands known as the Pinsk marshes a dense network of swamps bogs rivers and rivulets within a forested basin For the last 50 kilometers the Pripyat flows again in Ukraine and flows several kilometers south of Chernobyl into the Kyiv reservoir Geography EditThe length of the river is 775 kilometers The area of the watershed is 114 300 km2 The Pripyat valley in the upper reaches is weak in the lower reaches it is clearer The cave is developed all along allocating two super floodplain terraces The width of the floodplain in the upper course of 2 4 km and more in some years is flooded for several months In the lower reaches the width of the floodplain reaches 10 15 km The channel in the upper canalized below winding forms meanders elders many ducts one of them is combined with the lake Nobel there are sandy islands The width of the river in the upper reaches is up to 40 m on the average 50 70 m in the lower reaches 100 predominantly 250 m with the entrance to the Kyiv reservoir 4 5 km The bottom is sandy and sandy spruce The slope of the river is 0 08 m kmName etymology EditMax Vasmer in his etymological dictionary notes that the historical name of the river mentioned in the earliest East Slavic document Primary Chronicle is Pripet Pripet and cites the opinion of other linguists that the name meant tributary comparing with Greek and Latin roots He also rejects some opinions which were improperly based on the stem pyat pjat rather than original pet 3 It might also derive from the local word pripech used for a river with sandy banks 4 See also EditPripyat city Chernobyl disaster Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Dnieper Bug CanalBooks Edit in Russian English and Polish Ye N Meshechko A A Gorbatsky 2005 Belarusian Polesye Tourist Transeuropean Water Mains Minsk Four Quarters in Belarusian Russian and English T A Khvagina 2005 POLESYE from the Bug to the Ubort Minsk Vysheysha shkola ISBN 985 06 1153 7 Notes EditReferences EditPripyat Great Soviet Encyclopedia Pripyat Dictionary of Contemporary Geographical Names Rus geogr oh Moscow center By common Ed acad V M Kotlyakova Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences Yekaterinburg U Factorium 2006 Joint River Management Program Final Report River Pripyat Basin February 2004 a b Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus Main characteristics of the largest rivers of Belarus Land of Ancestors Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus 2011 Archived from the original on 15 January 2014 Retrieved 27 September 2013 Chernobyl fears resurface as river dredging begins in exclusion zone The Guardian Retrieved 2020 12 28 Max Vasmer Etymological dictionary of the Russian language article Pripyat in Russian translation Room Adrian 1997 Placenames of the World Jefferson North Carolina McFarland External links Edit nbsp Media related to Pripyat River at Wikimedia Commons Pripyat Radioactive pollution 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pripyat river amp oldid 1158558274, 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