Kharkiv River
| Kharkiv River | |
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Kharkiv River in the center of Kharkiv
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| Country | Russia, Ukraine |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Belgorod Oblast, Russia 160 m (520 ft) |
| River mouth | Lopan River |
| Basin size | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 71 km (44 mi) |
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Kharkiv or Kharkov (Ukrainian: Ха́рків, Russian: Харьков) is a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a left tributary of the Lopan River. It originates from the town of Oktyabrsky in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and it falls into Lopan River in the city of Kharkiv.
The Kharkiv River may have given the city of Kharkiv its name. The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known as morzhei or "walruses" to swim.
"Lopan Point" place where Kharkiv River drains into Lopan
Coordinates: 49°59′07″N 36°13′26″E / 49.9853°N 36.2239°E
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