Irpein ( Ukrainian. Іrpіn ) - the river in Ukraine , the right tributary of the Dnieper .
| Irpen | |
|---|---|
| ukr Ірпінь | |
 Irpen River in the village of Chernogorodka | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 162 km |
| Pool | 3340 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Kiev reservoir |
| • Height | 97 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Kiev reservoir → Dnipro → Black Sea |
| A country |
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| Regions | Zhytomyr region , Kiev region |
Description
Irpen has a length of 162 km and flows through the city of Irpen . The catchment area is 3,340 km² [1] . It takes the source of the village Yarovich Zhytomyr region [2] . The height of the source is more than 195.6 m above sea level [2] . Two reservoirs were made on the river: Lesnoye and Kornino, located near the urban-type settlement of Kornina , also located on the river [2] . It ends near the village of Kozarovichi , where the pumps of its water rise to the level of the Kiev reservoir on the Dnieper River . The height of the mouth is 97 m above sea level [3] .
The average salinity of the Irpen River water is: spring flood - 295 mg / dm³; summer-autumn low flow period - 450 mg / dm³; winter low water - 459 mg / dm³ [4] .
The largest tributaries are the Krivyanka , Belka , Kalinovka , Veprik , Zherko , Svinariyka , Kudelya , Lyubka , Mostovaya , Nyvka , Rokach , Unava , Bucha .
On the Irpen River there are a large number of different gateways-regulators [5] , which are part of a network of drainage and humidification systems built in the late 60s of the twentieth century. Thanks to this solution, it was possible to turn the marshy floodplain into fertile lands [1] .
Historical Information
The lands along which Irpen flows are the center of Kievan Rus , and the chronicles mention this river more than once in connection with certain historical events.
One of them was the battle on the Irpen River in 1321 or 1324 , as a result of which Kiev and the neighboring lands fell into the dominion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania .
Along the Irpen River in 1941, the Soviet army created the first line of defense of the city of Kiev from the German troops. [one]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Irpen River - Cities and Regions of Ukraine
- ↑ 1 2 3 Map Sheet M-35-71 Korostyshev . Scale: 1: 100,000. Indicate the date of issue / state of the terrain .
- ↑ Map sheet M-36-VII . Scale: 1: 200 000. Specify the date of issue / state of the area .
- ↑ Gorev L.N., Peleshenko V.I., Khilchevsky V.K. Hydrochemistry of Ukraine. - K .: Vishcha school, 1995. - 307 p. (ukr.) ISBN 5-11-004522-4
- ↑ Gateway Regulator - Video on Youtube