Desna

Also known as Desna River

river in Ukraine and Russia

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The Desna is a major river that flows through Ukraine and Russia, serving as an important waterway in Eastern Europe. It matters because it supports local ecosystems, communities, and economies along its course in the region.

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Elevation: 90
Image: Desna River in Chernihiv.jpg
Length: 1130

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Commons category: Desna
watershed area: 88900
discharge: 360
native label: Десна
slope: 0.13

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The Desna (Russian and Ukrainian: Десна) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left-tributary of the Dnieper. Its name in Old East Slavic: деснъ means lit. "right hand". It has a length of 1,130 km (702 mi), and its drainage basin covers 88,900 km (34,324 sq mi).

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 m/s (13,000 cu ft/s). 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).