In this article we will consider the tributaries of the Neva. The list of these rivers is quite significant. The Neva, which flows from source to mouth for seventy-four kilometers, is replenished with its waters twenty-six tributaries. Four cities grew on the banks of this northern river. The main and most famous is St. Petersburg. It is also called the city on the Neva. But there are other large and not very populated areas. Of these, the cities are Shlisselburg, Kirovsk, Otradnoe. What is interesting and even unique Neva? This is the only water artery that originates in a closed body of water - Lake Ladoga. And it flows into the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. No less interesting is the story of the birth of the Neva. With her we will begin our story.
Neva story
This river appeared not in the prehistoric era, but much later - only a few thousand years ago. Once Ladoga Lake was not a closed reservoir. The water level in it was lower. The river Mga flowed into the lake. And in the area where the Neva waves are now rolling, Tosna flowed. But gradually the jumper connecting Ladoga with the Gulf of Finland began to swamp. The water level in the lake rose and flooded the Tosna Valley. At the highest place there were Ivanovo rapids. But Tosna and Mga turned into tributaries of the Neva River. Now this waterway is an important fragment of the White Sea-Baltic Canal. The Neva essentially connects the northern seas with the main Russian river - the Volga.
Etymology
As for the name, there are three versions of its origin. The ancient Finns who lived near Lake Ladoga called it the Neva Sea. Either because of its large size, or because it used to be part of the Baltic, it is now difficult to say. The second version is based on the Finnish word “Neva”, which translates as “swamp”. Well, the jumper with the sea disappeared as a result of siltation. And the banks of the Neva are quite swampy, which was the main difficulty in the construction of the city of St. Petersburg. And finally, the third version. Neva could get its name from the Swedish word "nude", which means "new." But this version seems unconvincing. After all, the Swedes could hardly know the history of the emergence of Lake Ladoga and the river flowing from it. The Neva, whose tributaries Mga and Tosna were once independent waterways, nevertheless arose several thousand years ago.
Sophisticated hydrological network
The northwest of Russia is the land of numerous rivers and lakes. The low relief, low evaporation and a fair amount of precipitation contribute to the fact that a lot of water bodies have formed in this region. If we study the Ladoga basin, we can count in it forty-eight thousand three hundred rivers and twenty-six thousand three hundred lakes. Impressive, right? And this is not counting the huge number of channels, channels and streams. All these reservoirs are interconnected by an extensive hydrological network. Neva itself, whose tributaries are navigable, is a great transport artery. At its source, in the city of St. Petersburg, it is divided into several branches, forming numerous islands. The most famous of them are Vasilyevsky, Krestovsky, Decembrists, Petrograd, Hare, Stone and Elaginsky. To enable sea vessels to go deeper into the mainland along the Neva, drawbridges were built in northern Venice (also called St. Petersburg). One of them - the Palace - is the hallmark of the city.
Neva: tributaries on the left
This river absorbs the waters of twenty-six arteries. First, consider those that flow into it on the left side. These are Tosna, Mga, Slavyanka, Izhora, Black River, Moika, Monastery, Murzinka and Emelyanovka. Paradoxically, all these tributaries are older than the Neva. And some are longer. So, the length of the Mgi is ninety-three kilometers. Even before the birth of the Neva, its mouth was Lake Ladoga. Now Mga is the natural border of the Kirov and Tosno regions. The river is attractive for lovers of boating. Another large left tributary of the Neva, Tosna, is 121 kilometers long. On the banks of this river rich in fish, there are settlements Otradnoye and Nikolskoye. Izhora in her name keeps the memory of the nationality that once lived on its shores. Slavyanka flows in the Gatchina region. In the place of its confluence with the Neva stands the beautiful city of Pavlovsk. The Black River (also called Volkovka) flows directly through St. Petersburg. Its confluence is located only two kilometers from the mouth of the main river.
Large tributaries of the Neva to the right
In this list, Okhta is the leader in terms of length. The length of this river is about one hundred kilometers. Okhta flows into the Neva in the Petrozavodsk region. For the first time this river is mentioned in the First Chronicle of Novgorod, dating to the beginning of the fourteenth century. And until the beginning of the twentieth century, Okhta was the natural border between St. Petersburg and Shlisselburg counties. Fifteen bridges are thrown across this long river. In the southeast of St. Petersburg, the Duck flows into the Neva. The name of this six-kilometer river appeared recently: in the nineteenth century, the factories of a certain businessman Utkin stood on its banks. Other less significant tributaries are Dubrovka, Glukharka, Chernavka, as well as Gorely, Bezymyanny, and Murinsky streams.
