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Skhodnya (river)

Skhodnya
Skhodnya River in Zelenograd (Large City Pond)
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Native nameСходня (Russian)
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
MouthMoskva
 • coordinates
55°49′24″N 37°24′44″E / 55.8234°N 37.4122°E / 55.8234; 37.4122
Length47 km (29 mi)
Basin size255 km2 (98 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionMoskvaOkaVolgaCaspian Sea

The Skhodnya (Russian: Сходня, IPA: [ˈsxodʲnʲə]) is a river in the northwest of Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is the second-largest tributary of the Moskva, after the Yauza. It is 47 kilometres (29 mi) long (of which 5 km in Moscow proper), and has a drainage basin of 255 square kilometres (98 sq mi).[1] The Skhodnya originates near the village of Alabushevo (part of Zelenograd) and flows into the Moskva River near the Tushino Airfield. The Skhodnya is connected with a derivational canal, which supplies water from the Volga through the Khimki Reservoir [ru] (with the help of the Skhodnenskaya hydroelectric plant) to Moscow for sanitary irrigation.

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References

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  1. ^ «Река СХОДНЯ», Russian State Water Registry