Dnieper
Kyiv bisects it
The Dnieper is a major river flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea.
At roughly 2,200 kilometers, it ranks among Europe's longest rivers.
The Dnieper has historically served as a commercial waterway and geographic boundary: The city of Kyiv sits on the Dnieper.
Directed flow of charge
- rapidsTurbulent river section
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- streamSteady continuous flow
surge · eddy · swirl · turbulence · ripple · drift · meander · discharge
Turbulent river section
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- PripyatAbandoned Ukrainian city
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
delta · floodplain · meander · sediment · current · streamflow · freshwater · erosion
Stream entering larger river
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
floodplain · meander · oxbow · sediment · riparian · source · mouth · drainage
Navigable route for vessels
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- bargesFlat-hulled freight vessels
- cargoTransported goods
- locksSecurity fastening devices
dams · channel · ports · ferries · freight · vessels · tugboats · reservoir
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- trade routePath for commerce
- ByzantiumEastern Roman civilization
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- CossacksEast Slavic warrior communities
Capital of Ukraine
Determining position and course
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
port · harbor · lock · canal · vessel · transport · route · trade
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
generation · flooding · irrigation · spillway · powerhouse · megawatts · grid · Soviet
current
Directed flow of charge
stream · surge · eddy · swirl · turbulence · ripple · drift · meander · discharge · cataract
rapids
Turbulent river section
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- PripyatAbandoned Ukrainian city
confluence · delta · floodplain · meander · sediment · current · streamflow · freshwater · erosion · riparian
tributary
Stream entering larger river
confluence · floodplain · meander · oxbow · sediment · riparian · source · mouth · drainage · alluvium
waterway
Navigable route for vessels
locks · dams · channel · ports · ferries · freight · vessels · tugboats · reservoir · hydroelectric
Vikings
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- trade routePath for commerce
- ByzantiumEastern Roman civilization
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
Kyiv
Capital of Ukraine
navigation
Determining position and course
freight · port · harbor · lock · canal · vessel · transport · route · trade · ferry
dam
Water-holding barrier
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
electricity · generation · flooding · irrigation · spillway · powerhouse · megawatts · grid · Soviet · infrastructure
- Kyiv historyGolden Gate, Maidan, Orange Revolution, founding myth, city founders
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
- Border WatersRhine, Danube, Rio Grande, Mekong, Congo
- European WatersDanube, Rhine, Vistula, Tiber, Marne
- BelarusMinsk, Lukashenko, oblasts, oblast, Mir
DnieperCarpathian Mountains
Arc-shaped Eastern European range