Skhodnya River ( rus, Сходня, p=ˈsxodʲnʲə), also known as Sukhodnya, Vkhodnya, Vykhodnya and Vskhodnya is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in the northwest of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, Russia, the second largest tributary (after the
Yauza) of the
Moskva. It is long (of which 5 km in Moscow proper), and has a drainage basin of .
[«Река СХОДНЯ»]
Russian State Water Registry The Skhodnya originates near the village of Alabushevo (part of
Zelenograd
Zelenograd ( rus, Зеленогра́д, p=zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgrat, lit. ''green city'') is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative O ...
) and flows into the Moskva River near the
Tushino Airfield. The Skhodnya is connected with a derivational
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...
, which supplies water from the
Volga
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...
through the
Khimki Reservoir
Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...
(with the help of the Skhodnenskaya hydroelectric plant) to Moscow for sanitary
irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,00 ...
.
Gallery
File:Kurkino.jpg, Plan 1692 (Drawing of land along the river Skhodnya near the village Kurkino)
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References
Rivers of Moscow Oblast
Rivers of Moscow
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