The rivers of Russia

This post is about the rivers of russia.

Russia has over one hundred thousand rivers which means including the countries lakes it has one quarter of all the worlds fresh water.

The Lena river delta, North East Russia.

The longest rivers in Russia are the Yenisei River (5th longest river in the world at 5539km) the River Ob (the 7th longest river in the world at 5410km) and the River Lena (the 11th longest river in the world at 4400km).

Bridge over the Yenisei at Krasnoyarsk.

The longest river in European Russia is the river Volga (the 17th longest worldwide and the longest in all of Europe at 3645km), while the longest river in the east is the River Yenisei.

The rivers of Russia serve the country greatly as supplies of freshwater, attractions for tourists and in the production of hydroelectricity. Russia is the worlds 5th largest producer of hydroelectricity.

The power plant at Ivankovo


The most famous river in all of Russia is the river Volga as almost two thirds of russias population lives in its catchment area, it has become an integril part of the nation. The Volga is a centre of Russian tourism. Eleven of the twenty largest Russian cities are located in the drainage basin of the Volga. It also has some of the worlds largest reservoirs.It is considered the unofficial national river of Russia.

The River Volga at Ulyanovsk.