Skhodnya (river) explained

Skhodnya
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:47km (29miles)
Mouth:Moskva
Mouth Coordinates:55.8234°N 37.4122°W
Basin Size:255km2

The Skhodnya (Russian: Сходня, pronounced as /ru/) is a river in the northwest of Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is the second-largest tributary of the Moskva, after the Yauza. It is long (of which 5 km in Moscow proper), and has a drainage basin of .[1] The Skhodnya originates near the village of Alabushevo (part of Zelenograd) and flows into the Moskva River near the Tushino Airfield. The Skhodnya is connected with a derivational canal, which supplies water from the Volga through the (with the help of the Skhodnenskaya hydroelectric plant) to Moscow for sanitary irrigation.

Notes and References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=178561 «Река СХОДНЯ»