Desna River

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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.

The Desna has 18 right and 13 left tributaries. The most significant are:

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Dnieper River (Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro)			Image:Dnepr Basin River Town Polski.png
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