| Kharkiv | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia,Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Belgorod Oblast,Russia |
| • elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Mouth | Lopan |
• location | Kharkiv,Ukraine |
• coordinates | 49°59′07″N36°13′26″E / 49.9853°N 36.2239°E /49.9853; 36.2239 |
| Length | 71 km (44 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.62 m3/s (93 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lopan→Udy→Donets→Don→Sea of Azov |
TheKharkiv orKharkov (Ukrainian:Ха́рків,Russian:Харьков) is ariver inKharkiv Oblast,Ukraine, a left tributary of theLopan.[1] It originates from the town ofOktyabrsky inBelgorod Oblast,Russia and it falls intoLopan in the city ofKharkiv.
The river Kharkiv may have given the city of Kharkiv its name.[2] The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known asmorzhi or "walruses" to swim.[3]
In the 17th century, UkrainianCossacks led by I. Karkach built a fortified settlement on the plateau surrounded by the Kharkiv River and theLopan River.[4]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in 2024, a Russian attack on a nearby oil depot on February 9 leaked oil into the river and nearby Nemyshlia river, contaminating it.[5]
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