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  Dnieper River
River (748 km and 114,300 sq km) and the
Thus, the water regime of the Dnieper is determined in the basin of the upper Dnieper and is not enriched downstream.
River (Kyiv–Gdańsk route), and the Dnieper with the
www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/D/N/DnieperRiver.htm   (3584 words)

  
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The proposed Dnieper River Basin Programme would also work towards enab li ng the three riparian countries to implement the principles of coordination and cooperation stipulated by the agreement signed in 1992 by the governments of the republics of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
River basin management capacity both at the level o f individual countries and at the regional level would be strengthened, and wider global benefits would accrue to the basin countries as well as those of the Black Sea, an important international water body significantly impacted by human activities withi n the Dnieper River basin.
The Dnieper River is the primary water supply for a population of 22 million (in Ukraine alone) in the Basin.
www.gefweb.org /wprogram/mar98/undp/dnieper/dnipbre1.doc   (10130 words)

  
 Dnieper - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DNIEPER, one of the most important rivers of Europe (the Borysthenes of the Greeks, Danapris of the Romans, Uzi or Uzu of the Turks, Eksi of the Tatars, Elice of Visconti's map (1381), Lerene of Contarini (1437), Luosen of Baptista of Genoa (1514), and Lussem in the same century).
Of the tributaries of the Dnieper the following are navigable, - the Berezina and the Pripet from the right, and the Sozh and the Desna from the left.
At Kiev the river is free from ice on an average of 234 days in the year, at Ekaterinoslav 270 and at Kherson 277.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Dnieper   (494 words)

  
 Dnieper - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Dnieper, river and important traffic artery of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, 2,290 km (1,420 mi) long.
The Dnieper is the third longest river of...
The Dnieper, Europe’s third largest river, flows through central Ukraine and forms the country’s main river network.
ca.encarta.msn.com /Dnieper.html   (139 words)

  
 Dnieper
Moreover, the Dnieper river is the main-and often the only-source of water supply for the large industrial zones located in the south and the south-east of Ukraine.
The coastal zone of the fl sea subject to the direct impact of the Dnieper and the southern bug river flows is located to the north from the traverse between the Bolshoy Fontan cape and the head of the Tendrov spit and covers an area of about 2500 km2.
W/ithin the scope of the ukrainian-candaian the field study of 1994, toxicological analyses of river water and bottom sediments from the Dnieper river and some of its tributaries, were conducted using biotesting techniques on Daphnic magna, ceriodaphnia affinis, photobacterium phosphoreum, scenedesmus quadricuuda, tetrahymena pyriformis paramecium caudatum, cyprinus carpion and Rattus rattus species.
www.ecdc.net.cn /invest/dnieper/4.htm   (8610 words)

  
 River guide to earth
The river is divided as the the upper Mississippi, from its source south to the Ohio River, and the lower Mississippi, from the Ohio to its mouth at New Orleans.
The river then turns abruptly west directly on the folds and fault line of the plateau, through the famous Grand Canyon, which is 217 miles long (349 km) and from 4 to 20 miles wide 6 km to 30 km between the upper cliffs.
The Columbia River is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
www.lonympics.co.uk /river1.htm   (6783 words)

  
 Ports Of Call
A charming city with splendid architecture, ancient golden domed cathedrals and numerous parks on both sides of the mighty Dnieper River, Kviv is a tourist delight.
During the city tour you will have a possibility to visit the famous Andrijiv Descent where numerous artists and craftsmen offer their works; the Golden Gate, the rest of a huge wall that was erected in the 10th century to protect the city; and see the Parliament building that is situated in a beautiful park.
The river crosses the city in the North-South direction; the old town is situated on the high right bank, while the new districts occupy the left bank.
www.ukraine.co.uk /portsofcall.htm   (946 words)

  
 Kievan Rus Database (River: Dnieper River)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The most important tributaries of the Dnieper -- the Prypiat and the Desna -- together with a number of lesser tributaries of their own and those of the Dnieper (in antiquity many more of the rivers were navigable) intersect this territory with a dense network of waterways amd link it with neighboring river systems.
Kiev stands on a series of bluffs on the Dneiper River's west bank and is unaffected by the spring floods, which raise the river's level as much as 16 feet and increases it's width from less than haf a mile to 5 miles or even 6.
Olbia is near the estuary of the Dnieper River.
members.aol.com /mokosh/River_Dnieper_River.html   (789 words)

  
 Proceedings of the second international symposium on the management of large rivers for fisheries: Volume I
The upper river lies in the forest zone, the middle one in the forest-steppe and steppe zones and the lower river in the steppe zone.
From the dam to the mouth of the river, the Don flows in a wide valley (20-30 km) with a large floodplain and in some areas the river is 20 m deep.
River flow regulation has resulted in a decrease in suspended loads in the lower Volga, as the sediments are being deposited in reservoirs.
www.fao.org /docrep/007/ad525e/ad525e0d.htm   (7613 words)

  
 Russian River Cruises, Russian River Cruise, Russia River Cruises, Russia River Cruise, European River Cruises
Russian River Cruises, Russian River Cruise, Russia River Cruises, Russia River Cruise, European River Cruises
Most Dnieper River cruises also sail to Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula where you can visit botanical gardens and tour the Tsar's Imperial winery at Massandra and the White Palace, which was built as a summer residence for Russian Tsars.
Some Dnieper River cruises may be part of longer tour itineraries which include hotel stays.
www.dnieperrivercruises.com /dnieper_river_cruises.cfm   (312 words)

  
 Threat of the Dnieper reservoirs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Such a threat is typical for all reservoir dams; however, the Dnieper reservoirs are especially dangerous because of both the geographical conditions of the region and the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Dnieper Hydroelectric Station originally built in early-1930 was a heavyweight of Soviet industrialization.
During the Soviet era, the Ukrainian part of the Dnieper River flow was turned into a system of hydroelectric power plants by forming of five artificial reservoirs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Threat_of_the_Dnieper_reservoirs   (1457 words)

  
 Dniepr River Basin - UNEP/DEWA~Europe > Publication > Freshwater in Europe
The Dnieper is the third longest river in Europe, and the second longest river flowing into the Black Sea.
The River is navigable for about 1 677 km during the 10 months of the year when it is not frozen.
The environmental and human health problems both in the Dnieper Basin and the Black Sea region as a whole are worsened by large-scale development of timberland, and draining of waterlogged lands for agriculture, and the intensive growth of cities where sewage purification is insufficient.
www.grid.unep.ch /product/publication/freshwater_europe/dniepr.php   (556 words)

  
 IAEA Publications - Details
In 1986, in the Dnieper River Basin, a densely populated area in the middle of eastern Europe, the most severe nuclear accident in human history occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine.
In the other areas of Ukraine adjacent to the middle reaches of the Dnieper River, uranium mining and milling facilities have been in operation since 1948 which have left substantial tailings containing naturally occurring radioactive materials.
The report is primarily intended for use by these national governments and local authorities of the Dnieper Basin countries, international bodies involved in the Dnieper Basin Environmental Programme and experts on radioactivity in the environment worldwide.
www-pub.iaea.org /MTCD/publications/PubDetails.asp?pubId=7247   (248 words)

  
 Search Results for "Dnieper"
...Zaporizhzhya region, in Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper River, opposite the island of Khortytsya.
...Smolensk region, W European Russia, a port on the Dnieper River.
It is a rail junction and a sea and river port, exporting grain, timber, and manganese...
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Dnieper   (272 words)

  
 UkraineTour - Travel to Ukraine and Russia - Accommodation, Transportation and Guide Services
The city of the river- and the sea-ports, Kherson is connected with 42 countries of the world.
The city was built at the mouth of the Dnieper River; and it had to be the base for the creation of the Black Sea fleet.
The Dnieper River and the wide city"s spacious area of green trees provide Khersoners and guest of the city with a good place to rest.
www.ukrainetour.com /index2.php?obj=city&name=Ukraine&mode=description&ID_city=16&unrolled=false   (674 words)

  
 Dnieper River Cruises 2007 European River Cruise Holidays Collection: Book With The Cruise Line UK
Dnieper River Cruises 2007 European River Cruise Holidays Collection: Book With The Cruise Line UK The Dnieper
Rising in the west of Moscow and flowing through Belarus and the Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea, at 1,420 miles, the Dnieper is the third longest river in Europe.
Navigable for just 10 months of the year when it's not frozen, a river cruise provides a safe and secure way to visit this independent and fascinating country.
www.rivercruises-uk.com /id-10427/dnieper-river-cruises.html   (279 words)

  
 Dnieper River Line for Apple II - MobyGames
The Dneiper River Line is a fictionalized engagement between German and Russian forces in the Southern Ukraine in late 1943.
As the Germans you are challenged to repel Russian efforts to breach your critical defensive position.
Dneiper River Line is a computer game which is played out board game style with a 8" x 11" mapboard and 240 5/8" illustrated counters.
www.mobygames.com /game/apple2/dnieper-river-line   (193 words)

  
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Four clans of the Pechenegs, that is to say, the province of Kouartzitzour and the province of Syroukalpei and the province of Borotalmat and the province of Boulatzopon, lie beyond the Dnieper river towards the eastern and northern parts that face Uzia and Chazaria and Alania and Cherson and the rest of the Regions.
And in the month of June they move off down the river Dnieper and come to Vitichev, which is a tributary city of the Russians, and there they gather during two or three days; and when all the monoxyla are collected together, then they set out, and come down the said Dnieper river.
Since this lake is the mouth of this river, as has been said, and carries on down to the sea, and the island of St. Aitherios lies on the sea, they come thence to the Dniester river, and having got safely there they rest again.
faculty.washington.edu /dwaugh/rus/texts/constp.html   (2094 words)

  
 Kievan Rus Database (Rivers)
Rivers flow south through the plain, most empty into the Baltic Sea and Arctic Ocean or into the Black and Caspian Seas.
There were a number of rivers with "Ros" in their names: the Oskol-Ros, the Ros, a tributary of the Dnieper, and the Narev, the Roska in Volyn, etc.
An idol of Volos was thrown in the Pochajna River.
members.aol.com /mokosh/Rivers.html   (277 words)

  
 Kodorov, 29 Aug 1941 - A Crossfire Scenario
In late August 1941 the Germans were thinly stretched along the western bank of the River Dnieper, leaving many opportunities for the Russians to cross the river and counter-attack.
Russian retreat moves must be toward the stream or toward the Dnieper River (northern table edge).
German retreat moves must be away from the stream or away from the Dnieper River.
www.balagan.org.uk /war/crossfire/scenarios/kodorov.htm   (1868 words)

  
 intas 952-0124   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The water of the river Prypyat is the main input of natural organic substances in the Dnieper cascade reservoirs.
The main conclusions from this part of the project is that despite of the considerable amount of chemical substances of anthropogenic origin, which enter aquatic environment, the ecosystem of the Dnieper reservoirs has not yet lost the ability for self-purification.
The water quality box models of the Dnieper reservoirs have been improved and tested, in particular, the ecological multicomponent ecological model of the Kremenchug reservoir was developed to simulate seasonal changes of the BOD-DO, nitrogen, phosphorus, phytoplankton.
www.intas.be /catalog/952-0124.htm   (1024 words)

  
 Russia / Ukraine (Kiev): The Dnieper - River Cruise Routes
Here is as far as I know, the only itinerary for a river cruise on the river Dnieper in Russia, or rather, the Ukraine, in this case on the Viking Lavrinenkov with Viking.
From the ninth century onwards, it was the trade centre on the Dnieper River route from Scandinavia to the Black Sea and on to Constantinople.The old section of Kiev retains many of its most historic buildings and monuments including the lovely domed St. Sophia Cathedral.
Landscapes along the Dnieper River consist of gently rolling hills dotted with forest groves, ancient villages, wide lakes and reservoirs.
www.travelsignposts.com /travelinfo/rivercruiseDnieperroute.php   (1400 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Images Of The Day - Flooding in Western Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As the ground begins to thaw and snow melts, the Dnieper River and its tributaries have swollen with spring run-off.
Four major rivers are shown running into the Dnieper, the large river that forms the trunk of this tree-like structure.
The center left branch is the Dnieper, and running into it from the top left is the Byarezina River.
www.redorbit.com /images/images-of-the-day?image_id=327   (230 words)

  
 Titan HiTours - The Dnieper to the Black Sea
Over the centuries, poets, artists and musicians have sought to capture the river's different moods and landscapes since so many tragic and triumphant episodes of Ukrainian history are linked with the Dnieper.
After visiting the impressive city of Kiev, with its gleaming array of golden churches reflecting the city's glory years, you begin one of the most scenic and unforgettable river journeys along the mighty Dnieper River and follow the route of the Cossacks to Odessa and the Black Sea.
The impregnable Chortitsa Island civilisation in the middle of the Dnieper River is a remarkable sight and the pride of the Zaporozhye citizens.
www.titanhitours.co.uk /holiday-itinerary.asp?pc=JDN   (1392 words)

  
 Russia river cruise holidays, Moscow, St Petersburg, River Volga
Cruise Russia to Moscow and St Petersburg, the Volga River, or the River Dnieper to the Black Sea
Russia River Cruises - cruise between Moscow and St Petersburg or the River Dnieper to the Black Sea
Discover the beauty of the Dnieper River through the Ukraine on this 15 day cruise to the Black Sea on MS Viking Lavrinenkov
www.cruisingholidays.co.uk /river/russia/index.htm   (484 words)

  
 Dnieper River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses of "Dnieper", see Dnieper (disambiguation).
The river is mentioned by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in the fifth century BC as Borysthenes (Βορυσθένης) ; the late Greek and Roman authors called it Δαναπρις - Danapris and Danaper respectively, Δανα in Old Persian mean river.
Hydroelectric stations: Dnieper Dniprodzerzhynsk Kakhovka Kaniv Kiev Kremenchuk
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dnieper_River   (697 words)

  
 Douro River Cruises, Douro River Cruise, European River Cruises, European River Cruise, Europe River Cruises
On a Douro River cruise, you'll see restored palaces in modern cities and lovely rural villages along one of Europe's most charming rivers.
Many Douro River cruises visit the Spanish city of Salamanca, home to one of the oldest universities in the world and one of Europe's most impressive squares.
Some Douro River cruises may be part of longer tour itineraries which include hotel stays.
www.dourorivercruise.com /douro_river_cruises.cfm?source=svtg&dom=rivercruise.com&ref=none   (317 words)

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