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The '''Velikaya''' ({{Lang-ru|Вели́кая}}) is a river in [[Novosokolnichesky District|Novosokolnichesky]], [[Pustoshkinsky District|Pustoshkinsky]], [[Sebezhsky District|Sebezhsky]], [[Opochetsky District|Opochetsky]], [[Pushkinogorsky District|Pushkinogorsky]], [[Ostrovsky District, Pskov Oblast|Ostrovsky]], [[Palkinsky District|Palkinsky]], and [[Pskovsky District]]s of [[Pskov Oblast]], as well as in the city of [[Pskov]] in [[Russia]]. It is a major [[tributary]] of [[Lake Peipus]] and belongs to the drainage basin of the [[Narva (river)|Narva]]. It is {{convert|430|km|mi}} long, and the area of its basin {{convert|25200|km2|sqmi}}. The name of the river literally means "Grand" or "Great" in Russian. The towns of [[Opochka]], [[Ostrov, Ostrovsky District, Pskov Oblast|Ostrov]] and Pskov are located on the banks of the Velikaya. The principal tributaries of the Velikaya are the [[Alolya]] (right), the [[Issa (river)|Issa]] (left), the [[Sorot]] (right), the [[Sinyaya]] (left), the [[Utroya]] (left), the [[Kukhva]] (left), the [[Cheryokha]] (right), and the [[Pskova]] (right). |
The '''Velikaya''' ({{Lang-ru|Вели́кая}} {{Lang-lv|Mudava}} {{Lang-est|Pihkva Emajõgi}}) is a river in [[Novosokolnichesky District|Novosokolnichesky]], [[Pustoshkinsky District|Pustoshkinsky]], [[Sebezhsky District|Sebezhsky]], [[Opochetsky District|Opochetsky]], [[Pushkinogorsky District|Pushkinogorsky]], [[Ostrovsky District, Pskov Oblast|Ostrovsky]], [[Palkinsky District|Palkinsky]], and [[Pskovsky District]]s of [[Pskov Oblast]], as well as in the city of [[Pskov]] in [[Russia]]. It is a major [[tributary]] of [[Lake Peipus]] and belongs to the drainage basin of the [[Narva (river)|Narva]]. It is {{convert|430|km|mi}} long, and the area of its basin {{convert|25200|km2|sqmi}}. The name of the river literally means "Grand" or "Great" in Russian. The towns of [[Opochka]], [[Ostrov, Ostrovsky District, Pskov Oblast|Ostrov]] and Pskov are located on the banks of the Velikaya. The principal tributaries of the Velikaya are the [[Alolya]] (right), the [[Issa (river)|Issa]] (left), the [[Sorot]] (right), the [[Sinyaya]] (left), the [[Utroya]] (left), the [[Kukhva]] (left), the [[Cheryokha]] (right), and the [[Pskova]] (right). |
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The source of the Velikaya is located in the [[Bezhanitsy Hills]] in the northwest of [[Novosokolnichesky District]]. The river flows south through a system of lakes to [[Lake Veryato]], where it turns west. It accepts the Alolya from the right and gradually turns north, passing through the town of Opochka. Northwest of the urban-type settlement of [[Pushkinskiye Gory]] it turns west, accepts the Sinyaya from the left and turns north. In the city of Pskov the Velikaya accepts the Pskova from the right and turns northwest, forming a [[river delta]] as it enters Lake Peipus. |
The source of the Velikaya is located in the [[Bezhanitsy Hills]] in the northwest of [[Novosokolnichesky District]]. The river flows south through a system of lakes to [[Lake Veryato]], where it turns west. It accepts the Alolya from the right and gradually turns north, passing through the town of Opochka. Northwest of the urban-type settlement of [[Pushkinskiye Gory]] it turns west, accepts the Sinyaya from the left and turns north. In the city of Pskov the Velikaya accepts the Pskova from the right and turns northwest, forming a [[river delta]] as it enters Lake Peipus. |
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Revision as of 14:31, 11 August 2023
| Velikaya | |
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 The Velikaya in the city of Pskov | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Lake Peipus |
• coordinates | 57°51′30″N 28°9′10″E / 57.85833°N 28.15278°E |
| Length | 430 km (270 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 25,200 km2 (9,700 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 134 m3/s (4,700 cu ft/s)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Peipus→ Narva→ Gulf of Finland |
| Max. depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
The Velikaya (Russian: Вели́кая Latvian: Mudava Estonian: Pihkva Emajõgi) is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of Lake Peipus and belongs to the drainage basin of the Narva. It is 430 kilometres (270 mi) long, and the area of its basin 25,200 square kilometres (9,700 sq mi). The name of the river literally means "Grand" or "Great" in Russian. The towns of Opochka, Ostrov and Pskov are located on the banks of the Velikaya. The principal tributaries of the Velikaya are the Alolya (right), the Issa (left), the Sorot (right), the Sinyaya (left), the Utroya (left), the Kukhva (left), the Cheryokha (right), and the Pskova (right).
The source of the Velikaya is located in the Bezhanitsy Hills in the northwest of Novosokolnichesky District. The river flows south through a system of lakes to Lake Veryato, where it turns west. It accepts the Alolya from the right and gradually turns north, passing through the town of Opochka. Northwest of the urban-type settlement of Pushkinskiye Gory it turns west, accepts the Sinyaya from the left and turns north. In the city of Pskov the Velikaya accepts the Pskova from the right and turns northwest, forming a river delta as it enters Lake Peipus.
The drainage basin of the Velikaya comprises vast areas in the west and southwest of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the east of Latvia and in the north of the Vitebsk Region of Belarus.
The river has a significant historic importance. Pskov was founded in 903, and the Velikaya provided it with access to the sea, via Lake Peipus and the Narva River.
The Velikaya is navigable in its lower course of length 34 kilometres (21 mi).
Gallery
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The Velikaya in Piskovichi, Pskovsky district -
The Velikaya in the city of Pskov, near Pskov Krom -
The Velikaya in Selikhnovo, Pushkinogorsky district
References
- ^ a b c Великая (река в Псковской обл.). Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
External links
Media related to Velikaya River at Wikimedia Commons- "Body of water in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
