Dnieper River

Dnieper
Roushie: Днепр (Dnepr) Belaroushie: Дняпро (Dniapro) Ukrainian: Дніпро (Dnipro)
River
Kintras	Roushie, Belarus, Ukraine
Tributaries
- left	Sozh, Desna, Trubizh, Supiy, Sula, Psel, Vorskla, Samara, Konka, Bilozerka
- right	Drut, Berezina, Prypiat, Teteriv, Irpin, Stuhna, Ros, Tiasmyn, Bazavluk, Inhulets
Ceeties	Dorogobuzh, Smolensk, Mahilyow, Kiev, Cherkasy, Dnipro
Soorce
- location	Valdai Hills, Roushie
- elevation	220 m (722 ft)
- coordinates	55°52′00″N 33°41′00″E
Mooth	Dnieper Delta
- coordinates	46°30′00″N 32°20′00″E
Lenth	2,290 km (1,423 mi)
Basin	516,300 km2 (199,345 sq mi)
Discharge	for Kherson
- average	1,670 m3/s (58,975 cu ft/s)
Dnieper River drainage basin

The Dnieper River /ˈniːpər/ is ane o the major rivers o Europe (fowert bi length), risin near Smolensk an flawin through Roushie, Belarus an Ukraine tae the Black Sea. The tot length is 2,285 kilometre (1,420 mi) wi a drainage basin o 504,000 square kilometre (195,000 sq mi). The river is noted for its dams an hydroelectric stations. The Dnieper is an important navigable waterway for the economy o Ukraine an is connectit via the Dnieper-Bug Canal tae ither watterways in Europe.

In antiquity, the river wis kent tae the Greeks as the Borysthenes an wis pairt o the Amber Road. Arheimar, a caipital o the Goths, wis locatit on the Dnieper, accordin tae the Hervarar saga.