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Kharkiv (river)
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The Kharkiv or Kharkov (Ukrainian: Ха́рків, Russian: Харьков) is a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a left tributary of the Lopan.[1] It originates from the town of Oktyabrsky in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and it falls into Lopan in the city of Kharkiv.
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Kharkiv | |
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![]() The river Kharkiv in the center of Kharkiv | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia, Ukraine |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
• elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Mouth | Lopan |
• location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
• coordinates | 49.9853°N 36.2239°E / 49.9853; 36.2239 |
Length | 71 km (44 mi) |
Basin size | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 2.62 m3/s (93 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lopan→ Udy→ Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
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The river Kharkiv may have given the city of Kharkiv its name.[2] The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known as morzhei or "walruses" to swim.[3]