Serebryanka (Moscow) Explained

Serebryanka
Source1 Location:swamp east of MKAD, east of Moscow
Mouth Coordinates:55.7942°N 37.7342°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:12km (07miles)
Progression:Khapilovka→ Yauza

Serebryanka (Izmaylovka in a past - Robka) is a river in the north-east of Moscow, left tributary of, in turn a tributary of the Yauza.

Course

Originating in a swamp outside the MKAD, and running through the city near шоссе Энтузиастов (the highway of Enthusiasts), just south of microdistrict Yuzhnoye Izmaylovo, in Izmailovsky Urban Forest Park, passing through Serebryano-Vinogradniy pond (Ru - Серебряно-Виноградный пруд), the Serebryanka then merges with the River Sosenka to form the in the region of 1st Pugachevskaya Street.

The total length of the river is 12 km, (8.6 km within borders of Moscow).

Tributaries

Several streams flowing into the Serebryanka inside Izmailovsky Urban Forest Park. They are Lipitinsky, Kosinsky, Red and Black brooks.

An artificial branch of the Serebryanka supplies Lebedyansky pond.

In addition, several ponds in Izmaylovsky Urban Forest Park belongs to basin Serebryanka river. They are the Red Pond, Decorative Pond, Deer Pond, and others.

Settlement

On the banks of Serebryanka stood villages Ivanovskoye, Cherkizovo and Izmaylovo (hence its second name - Izmaylovka).