What Is The Longest River In Europe???

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The longest river in Russia and Europe is the Volga River, which flows entirely within Russia for 2,290 miles (3,685 km). It's source is in the the Valdai Hills, near the city of Rzhev, to the Caspian Sea in the southern part of Russia. The river is navigable for much of its length and with the addition of dams, has become important for power and irrigation. Canals link it to the River Don as well as to the Baltic and White Seas.

The Volga River, it runs into Russia though, but it still counts for Europe.

kelly

Volga River in Russia. I live in a Ancient city along the banks called Kazan Also world largest and most bloody battle was fought along the rivers banks.

karken1992

The longest river in Europe is the Volga at 2,300 miles (3,700 kms) long.

в™ҐPrecious Zaraв™Ґ

Volga which goes through Europe and Russia and emptying in Caspian sea. It's often called Mother Volga by the Russians.

Christian Bon C

The Volga (Russian: Р’РѕР»РіР°, Tatar Cyrillic: РРґРµР», Latin: Д°del) is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through the western part of Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. In fact, eleven out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, including its capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga basin. Some of the largest reservoirs in the world can be found along the Volga.

Length 3,692 km (2,294 mi)
Watershed 1,380,000 kmВІ (532,821 sq mi)
Discharge at Volgograd
- average 8,060 mВі/s (284,636 cu ft/s)

The Volga belongs to the closed basin of the Caspian Sea. Rising in the Valdai Hills 225 meters (738 ft) above sea level north-west of Moscow and about 320 kilometers (199 mi) south-east of Saint Petersburg, the Volga heads east past Lake Sterzh, Tver, Dubna, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. From there it turns south, flows past Ulyanovsk, Tolyatti, Samara, Saratov and Volgograd, and discharges into the Caspian Sea below Astrakhan at 28 meters (92 ft) below sea level. At its most strategic point, it bends toward the Don ("the big bend"). Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, is located there.

The Volga has many tributaries, most importantly the Kama, the Oka, the Vetluga, and the Sura rivers. The Volga and its tributaries form the Volga river system, which drains an area of about 1.35 million square kilometres in the most heavily populated part of Russia. The Volga Delta has a length of about 160 kilometres and includes as many as 500 channels and smaller rivers. The largest estuary in Europe, it is the only place in Russia where pelicans, flamingoes, and lotuses may be found. The Volga freezes for most of its length during three months of each year.

The Volga drains most of Western Russia. Its many large reservoirs provide irrigation and hydroelectric power. The Moscow Canal, the Volga-Don Canal, and the Volga-Baltic Waterway form navigable waterways connecting Moscow to the White Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. High levels of chemical pollution currently give cause for environmental concern.

The fertile river valley provides large quantities of wheat, and also has many mineral riches. A substantial petroleum industry centres on the Volga valley. Other minerals include natural gas, salt, and potash. The Volga Delta and the nearby Caspian Sea offer superb fishing grounds. Astrakhan, at the delta, is the centre of the caviar industry.

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Jack N

The Volga River. from Russia to Caspian Sea.

To the person that answered "this is America" that is exactly why Americans have a bad reputation....life does not revolve around America.....and if you really want to know - the Mississippi is only the 4th longest river in the world, behind the Nile, Amazon and Yangtze

Coca Cola Gt

Volga (3,692 km/2,294 mi), draining into the Caspian Sea
Short and simple answer XD hope it helps XD

Faerie_Queene3

The Volga. It rises in the hills just Northwest of Moscow, and flows 2300 miles (3700 km) into the Caspian sea.

Bori

Volga, it's in the European part of Russia.

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