The Dnieper River is a beautiful river

The Dnieper River is the largest natural object of Ukraine. But it flows through the territory of Russia and Belarus. Its length is 2201 km. Almost half of this figure is the length of the river bed on the territory of Ukraine. The Dnipro basin is 504 thousand square kilometers. This is one of the most beautiful objects created by nature. Many poets sang it in their works. Therefore, many tourists come to admire its beauties.

The beginning of the river is in the north of the Valdai Upland. This is the Smolensk region of Russia. The Dnieper flows into the Black Sea, to the Dnieper estuary, which is located in Ukraine. The river basin includes many tributaries (more than 15 thousand). The largest of them are Berezina, Pripyat, Vop, Ros, Ingulets, Orel, Samara, Psel, Drup, Teterev and some others.

The Dnipro River bed is winding. In the course of its current, it forms rolling, sleeves, channels, shallows and islands. Conditionally, this river is divided into three parts. The first is the upper current, which stretches for 1320 kilometers from the sources to the city of Kiev. The second, this is the channel from Kiev to Zaporozhye (555 kilometers). And finally, the third part, the lower part, is 326 kilometers long. This section of the channel is located on the territory from Zaporozhye to the mouth of the river.

The greatest width that the Dnieper River has is 18 kilometers. The area of the delta is 350 km. This is the main supplier of water in Ukraine. The Dnieper River is mostly flat. The current is calm and measured, but sometimes it forms whirlpools with a reverse water flow. The depth of the river is diverse. Sometimes there are rolling, where it is about half a meter. In some places, the relief of the channel forms pits where the depth reaches 20-30 meters.

Since ancient times, the Dnieper River was mentioned under other names. Initially, the historian Herodotus called her Borisfen, which means "water flowing from the north." Then the Roman historians gave it the name of Dynaprice, which became the basis for the modern name.

This river is the source of life for many areas and cities. In the old days people settled on its shores to have access to rich water resources. So settlements were formed, and then cities. Since ancient times, the Dnieper has been of great importance as an important trade route. But in our time, it is one of the main factors of economy and transport. Throughout its entire channel, reservoirs have been built, which are equipped with locks, which allow vessels to reach the port of Kiev without hindrance. On the Dnieper were built the famous dams: Zaporozhye and DneproGES.

Climatic conditions and peculiarities of the nature of the river have become prerequisites for the good development of aquatic vegetation. There are many breeds of fish in it. The riverbed of the Dnieper forms numerous bays, shallows and islands, which attract fishermen here.

A variety of flora and fauna, magnificent in its beauty natural places and beaches became a place of pilgrimage not only for fishermen, but also for ordinary tourists. Among the water inhabitants you can find bream, perch, pike perch, pike, carp, catfish and sturgeon. The Dnieper River is not only a world heritage, it is also a unique natural creation that must be preserved for descendants in its original form.