Desna River
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| Origin | Russia |
| Mouth | Dnieper |
| Basin countries | Russia, Ukraine |
| Length | 1,130 km (702 mi) |
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Desna (Десна́) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper. The word means "right hand" in Old East Slavic language. The River Desna is 1,130 km long (702 mi).
[edit] Cities and towns on the Desna
The Svensky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Desna and the Svin River.
[edit] Tributaries
The Desna has 18 right and 13 left tributaries. The most significant are:
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| Tributaries: Drut (R) • Berezina (R) • Sozh (L) • Pripyat (R) • Teteriv (R) • Irpin (R) • Desna (L) • Stuhna (R) • Trubizh (L) • Ros (R) • Tiasmyn (R) • Supiy (L) • Sula (L) • Pslo (L) • Vorskla (L) • Samara (L) • Konka (L) | Bilozerka (L) • Bazavluk (R) • Inhulets (R) | |||
| Reservoirs: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk | |||
| Hydroelectric stations: Dnieper • Dniprodzerzhynsk • Kakhovka • Kaniv • Kiev • Kremenchuk | |||
