Okkervil River (Neva basin)
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| Mouth | Okhta River (59°56′3.84″N 30°25′17.4″E / 59.9344°N 30.4215°E) |
| Basin countries | Russia |
| Length | 18 km |
Okkervil River (Russian: Оккервиль) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta River. It is 18 km long, the width is 1.5–25 meters.
The name Okkervil appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called Little Okhta (Russian: Малая Охта) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Russian: Порховка).
"Okkervil River" is the title of a short story by Tatyana Tolstaya. Austin, Texas-based indie rock band named Okkervil River takes their name from the story.
[edit] Bridges
There are 8 bridges across Okkervil River:
- Utkin Bridge
- Zanevsky Bridge
- Yablonovsky Bridge
- Rossijsky Bridge
- Kollontay Bridge
- Podvoisky Bridge
- Tovarischesky Bridge
- Dybenko Bridge
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