Pripyat (river)
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Not to be confused with Pripyat (city).
The Pripyat or Prypiat (/ˈpriːpjət, ˈprɪp-/ PREE-pyət, PRIP-yət, Ukrainian: Прип'ять, IPA: [ˈprɪpjɐtʲ]; Belarusian: Прыпяць, romanized: Prypiać, IPA: [ˈprɨpʲat͡sʲ]; Polish: Prypeć, IPA: [ˈprɨpɛtɕ]; Russian: Припять, IPA: [ˈprʲipʲɪtʲ] ⓘ) is a river in Eastern Europe. The river, which is approximately 761 km (473 mi) long,[1] flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine again, draining into the Dnieper.
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine, Belarus |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Volyn Oblast, Ukraine |
• coordinates | 51.468°N 24.315°E / 51.468; 24.315 |
Mouth | Dnieper |
• location | Kyiv Reservoir |
• coordinates | 51°09′31″N 30°29′27″E |
Length | 761 km (473 mi) |
Basin size | 121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 377 m3/s (13,300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Pina, Yaselda, Tsna, Lan, Sluch, Ptsich, Brahinka |
• right | Turiya, Stokhid, Styr, Horyn, Stsviha, Ubort, Zhelon, Slovechna, Uzh |
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