Volkovsky canal - part of the river Volkovka . Dug along the Vitebsk Railways line from Kupchinskaya Street to Fuchik Street .
| Volkovsky Canal | |
|---|---|
 Volkovsky Canal north of Balkan Square | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | St. Petersburg |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 6.5 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Head | Volkovka |
| Mouth | Volkovka |
 - head,  - mouth | |
History
It was laid in 1960 to remove Volkovka from the Kupchino new development area.
Geographical Information
The length is about 6.5 km, the width is 1-3 m, the banks are strengthened and sod . In the upper reaches two parallel channels have been dug for drainage of the territory . In the area of the Balkan square, the canal is retracted into a pipe In its very beginning, it exists simultaneously with Volkovka . The source of the channel is also the mouth of the Shusharsky stream .
Attractions
- Through the Volkovsky channel thrown:
- 4th Volkovsky bridge (pedestrian)
- Novo-Volkovsky bridge
- Belgrade bridge
- nameless bridge (pedestrian)
- Balkan Bridge
- Apple orchard
- railway platform Prospect Glory
Literature
- City names today and yesterday: Petersburg toponymy / comp. S. V. Alekseeva, A. G. Vladimirovich , A. D. Erofeev, and others. - 2nd ed., Revised. and add. - SPb. : Lick , 1997 .-- S. 33 .-- 288 p. - (Three centuries of Northern Palmyra). - ISBN 5-86038-023-2 .