Velikaya

Velikaya
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Lake Peipus
Length	430 km (270 mi)

For the Velikaya river in Far East Siberia, see Velikaya River (Chukotka).

The Velikaya (Russian: Великая) is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of Lake Peipus and belongs to the basin of the Narva River. It is 430 kilometres (270 mi) long, and the area of its basin 25,200 square kilometres (9,700 sq mi). The name of the river means literally "Grand" or "Great" in Russian. The towns of Opochka, Ostrov and Pskov are located on the banks of the Velikaya. The principal tributaries of the Velikaya are the Alolya River (right), the Issa River (left), the Zilupe River (left), the Utroya River (left), the Kukhva River (left), the Cheryokha River (right), and the Pskova River (right).

The river starts in the Bezhanitsy highlands in the south of Pskov Oblast, flows north through the cities of Opochka, Ostrov and Pskov, finally to reach Lake Peipus. In the years 2007-2009 the river had dangerous germs in it, which could make an individual very ill. The river was not safe to swim in during the years. The contamination was mainly in the Pskov part of the river.

External links

• "Река Великая" (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 5 June 2012.