Pripyat (river)

Pripyat
Prypiat, Prypiać, Prypeć
Pripyat River
Course of the Pripyat River
Location
CountryUkraine, Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVolyn Oblast, Ukraine
 • coordinates51°20′00″N 23°47′26″E / 51.3333°N 23.7905°E / 51.3333; 23.7905
MouthDnieper
 • location
Kyiv Reservoir
 • coordinates
51°09′31″N 30°29′27″E / 51.15861°N 30.49083°E / 51.15861; 30.49083
Length761 km (473 mi)
Basin size121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average377 m3/s (13,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftPina, Yaselda, Tsna, Lan, Sluch, Ptsich, Brahinka
 • rightTuriya, Stokhid, Styr, Horyn, Stsviha, Ubort, Zhelon, Slovechna, Uzh
Map
The Pripyat at Mazyr, Belarus
The Pripyat at Polesia
A map of the Pripyat

The Pripyat or Prypiat[a] 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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  1. ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Main characteristics of the largest rivers of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2013.