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Russia is a huge country, the largest in the world! It's so big that it's split into two main parts: a European side and an Asian side. The Ural Mountains act like a natural border between them.

Rivers in European Russia flow into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. In Asian Russia, rivers flow into the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Some of the most famous rivers in European Russia include the Volga (which is the longest river in all of Europe!), the Pechora, and the Don. Other important rivers like the Dnieper and the Western Dvina start in Russia but then flow into other countries.

In Asian Russia, you'll find mighty rivers like the Ob, the Irtysh, the Yenisei, the Angara, the Lena, and the Amur.

Below, you'll find a list of these rivers, grouped by where they end up – which sea or ocean they flow into. Rivers that join other rivers are listed closer to the main river's mouth.

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The Neva River flowing through Saint Petersburg
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A map showing the major rivers in Russia

Rivers Flowing into the Arctic Ocean

This section covers rivers that flow into the Barents Sea and White Sea, which are part of the Arctic Ocean. These rivers are listed from east to west.

Barents Sea and White Sea Rivers

  • Pechora (near Naryan-Mar)
    • Usa (west of Usinsk)
      • Kolva (near Usinsk)
  • Northern Dvina (in Severodvinsk)
    • Pinega (in Ust-Pinega)
    • Vychegda (in Kotlas)
      • Vishera
    • Sukhona (in Veliki Ustyug)
      • Vologda (near Vologda)
  • Mezen (near Mezen)
  • Onega (in Onega)
  • Kem (in Kem)
  • Niva (in Kandalaksha)
  • Varzuga (in Kuzomen)

Rivers Flowing into the Baltic Sea

LA2-Rivers of western Russia
Rivers of western Russia

These rivers are listed from southwest to northeast.

* Msta (near Velikiy Novgorod) * Lovat (near Staraya Russa) * Shelon (near Shimsk)

* Suna (in Kondopoga) * Vytegra (near Vytegra)

      • Vuoksi (in Solovyovo)

Rivers Flowing into the Black Sea

These rivers are listed from west to east.

Rivers Flowing into the Caspian Sea

These rivers are listed from west to east.

  • Sulak (north of Makhachkala)
  • Terek (near Kizlyar)
  • Kuma (north of Kizlyar)
  • Volga (near Astrakhan)
    • Samara (in Samara)
    • Kama (south of Kazan)
      • Vyatka (near Nizhnekamsk)
      • Belaya (near Neftekamsk)
      • Chusovaya (near Perm)
    • Sura (in Vasilsursk)
    • Oka (in Nizhny Novgorod)
      • Klyazma (in Gorbatov)
      • Moksha (near Yelatma)
      • Moskva (in Kolomna)
        • Yauza (in Moscow)
      • Protva (near Serpukhov)
    • Tvertsa (in Tver)
  • Ural (in Atyrau, Kazakhstan)
    • Sakmara (in Orenburg)

Rivers Flowing into the Arctic Ocean (East of the Urals)

These rivers are listed from west to east.

  • Ob (to Gulf of Ob)
    • Irtysh (near Khanty-Mansiysk)
      • Tobol (in Tobolsk)
        • Tura (near Tyumen)
        • Iset (near Yalutorovsk)
      • Ishim (in Ust-Ishim)
    • Vakh (near Nizhnevartovsk)
    • Vasyugan (in Kargasok)
    • Ket (near Kolpashevo)
    • Tom (downstream from Tomsk)
  • Nadym (into Gulf of Ob)
  • Pur (into Taz Estuary)
  • Taz (into Taz Estuary)
  • Yenisei
  • Pyasina
  • Khatanga
  • Anabar
  • Olenyok (in Ust-Olenyok)
  • Lena (near Tiksi)
    • Vilyuy (near Sangar)
    • Aldan (in Batamay)
      • Amga
      • Maya
    • Olyokma
    • Vitim (in Vitim)
  • Yana (in Nizhneyansk)
  • Indigirka (near Tabor, Sakha)
  • Kolyma (near Ambarchik)
    • Anyuy (near Nizhnekolymsk)
    • Omolon (upstream from Nizhnekolymsk)

Rivers Flowing into the Pacific Ocean / Sea of Okhotsk

These rivers are listed from north to south.

Endorheic Siberian Rivers

These rivers flow into lakes or dry up, rather than reaching the ocean.

  • Bagan (river)
  • Burla (river)
  • Karasuk (river)
  • Kulunda (river)

Other Rivers

  • Chernaya River (into Kamenka River (Saint Petersburg))
  • Tuloma River

Images for kids

  • Beggrov2

    The Neva River flowing through Saint Petersburg

  • Russian rivers

    A map showing the major rivers in Russia

  • LA2-Rivers of western Russia

    Rivers of western Russia

See also

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