The Kharkiv or Kharkov (Ukrainian: Ха́рків, Russian: Харьков) is a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a left tributary of the Lopan.[1] It originates from the town of Oktyabrsky in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and it falls into Lopan in the city of Kharkiv.

Kharkiv
The river Kharkiv in the center of Kharkiv
Location
Country	Russia, Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Belgorod Oblast, Russia
• elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Mouth	Lopan
• location	Kharkiv, Ukraine
• coordinates	49.9853°N 36.2239°E / 49.9853; 36.2239
Length	71 km (44 mi)
Basin size	1,160 km2 (450 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.62 m3/s (93 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lopan→ Udy→ Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov

The river Kharkiv may have given the city of Kharkiv its name.[2] The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known as morzhei or "walruses" to swim.[3]

Gallery

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  "Lopan Point" place where Kharkiv River drains into Lopan

See also

References

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На других языках

[de] Charkiw (Fluss)

[ru] Харьков (река)