Pripyat (river)
The Pripyat or Prypiat (/ˈpriːpjət, ˈprɪp-/ PREE-pyət, PRIP-yət, Ukrainian: Прип'ять, IPA: [ˈprɪpjɐtʲ]; Belarusian: Прыпяць, romanized: Prypiać, IPA: [ˈprɨpʲat͡sʲ]; Polish: Prypeć, IPA: [ˈprɨpɛtɕ]; Russian: Припять, IPA: [ˈprʲipʲɪtʲ] ⓘ) is a river in Eastern Europe. The river, which is approximately 761 km (473 mi) long, flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine again, draining into the Dnieper.
| Pripyat Prypiat, Prypiać, Prypeć | |
|---|---|
Pripyat River | |
Course of the Pripyat River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine, Belarus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Volyn Oblast, Ukraine |
| • coordinates | 51.468°N 24.315°E |
| Mouth | Dnieper |
• location | Kyiv Reservoir |
• coordinates | 51°09′31″N 30°29′27″E |
| Length | 761 km (473 mi) |
| Basin size | 121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 377 m3/s (13,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pina, Yaselda, Tsna, Lan, Sluch, Ptsich, Brahinka |
| • right | Turiya, Stokhid, Styr, Horyn, Stsviha, Ubort, Zhelon, Slovechna, Uzh |
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