THE RIVER VOLGA

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THE RIVER VOLGA
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The Volga River, the largest river system and one
of the most important rivers of Europe rises
northwest of Moscow in the Valday Hills and flows
3,700 km (2,300 mi) to the southeast before
emptying into the Caspian Sea near the city of
Astrakhan.
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FACTS
The Volga River is the longest river in Europe,
about 2,300 miles (3,700 km). It originates at an
elevation of only 740 feet (225 m) in the Valday
Hills northwest of Moscow, connects with the
Rybinsk Reservoir. The river heads east past
Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan. From there
it turns south past Samara and Volgograd
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Since the initial elevation is so low, the river
flows slowly, and finally enters the Caspian Sea,
below sea level in a wide delta near Astrakhan
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. Canals connect the river with the Baltic Sea
via the Rybinsk Reservoir. The Moscow Canal
connects it with the Moscow River and the Oka
River. At Volgograd, it links, through canals,
with the Don River and Black Sea.
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Volga carries about half of all river freight in
Russia.
Numerous dams (bypassed by locks) provide
hydroelectricity and water for irrigation
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WILDLIFE
People catch fish in the river Volga.
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BY LIAM CONOR AND ASHLEY