Desna (river)

{{Other uses|Desna (disambiguation)}}

{{short description|River in Russia and Ukraine}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Desna

| name_native = {{native name list|tag1=ru|name1=Десна|tag2=uk|name2=Десна}}

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| image = Desna River in Chernihiv.jpg

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| image_caption = The Desna flows through Chernihiv, Ukraine.

| map = Dnipro Basin River Town International.png

| map_size = 250

| map_caption = The Dnieper and the Desna rivers' drainage basin. In this map, Belarus is shown in yellow, Russia in green and Ukraine in deep red.

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| mapframe-zoom = 5

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Russia, Ukraine

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| subdivision_type5 = Cities

| subdivision_name5 = Bryansk, Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv, Kyiv

| length = {{convert|1130|km|mi|abbr=on}}

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| discharge1_location= Kyiv

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|360|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

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| source1 =

| source1_location = Smolensk Upland, Russia

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|54|35|16|N|33|17|32|E|

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| mouth = Desna Delta

| mouth_location = just north of Kyiv, Ukraine

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|33|02|N|30|32|21|E|type:river_region:UA|display=inline,title}}

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| progression = {{RDnieper}}

| river_system =

| basin_size = {{convert|88900|km2|abbr=on}}

| tributaries_left = Seym, Oster

| tributaries_right = Sudost

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The Desna (Russian and {{langx|uk|Десна}}) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, a major left-tributary of the Dnieper. Its name in {{langx|orv|деснъ}} means {{lit.}} "right hand". It has a length of {{convert|1130|km|0|abbr= on}}, and its drainage basin covers {{convert|88900|km2|0|abbr=on}}.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article024277.html Десна], Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

In Ukraine, the river's width ranges from {{convert|60|to|250|m}}, with its average depth being {{cvt|3|m|ft|0}}. The mean annual discharge at its mouth is {{cvt|360|m³/s}}. The river freezes over from early December to early April, and is navigable from Novhorod-Siverskyi to its mouth, a length of about {{convert|535|km|0|abbr=on}}.

The water level of the river reached its lowest recorded point in 140 years in June 2020. This water level was 5 m (16 ft) below normal for that time of year.

{{Cite web

|date= 2020-06-25|title= Signs of Drought in European Groundwater

|url= https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146888/signs-of-drought-in-european-groundwater

|access-date= 2021-04-14|website= earthobservatory.nasa.gov|language= en

}}