Within Volgograd, there are up to 12 basins of small rivers and large beams. In the city itself, rivers such as the Tsaritsa, the Wet Mechetok, Otrada, the Sukhaya Mechetka and Yelshanka flow, referring to the small ones.
The article presents the largest rivers of the city of Volgograd.
General information about the rivers of the Volgograd region
In total, about 190 rivers of various sizes flow through the territory of the region. They belong to the basins of the Caspian and Azov seas. The Volga basin, compared with the Don, occupies a narrow strip along the Volga River Valley and includes only 30 watercourses.
The Don and Volga, along with large tributaries, are important transport routes. Reservoirs were created on these rivers, large hydroelectric power stations were built. The Don and Volga are connected to each other by a navigable canal, which helped to lay a deepwater path between the four seas: the Baltic, Azov, and Caspian.
The Volga River flows directly through Volgograd, and here smaller rivers - the Wet Mechetka and Tsaritsa - flow into it. Further, below the city, the river does not accept tributaries.
Volga river
Volgograd is located in the lower reaches of the Volga. The river, flowing through the entire European part of Russia through the territory of 4 republics and 11 regions, belongs to the Caspian Sea basin.
The Volga in the upper reaches flows from the northwest to the southeast. From the city of Kazan, its direction is changing towards the south. At Volgograd, the river channel turns southwest.
The river originates from the Valdai Upland (a key in the village of Volgoverkhovye, Tver Region). The Volga Delta begins at Volgograd , and after 60 kilometers from Astrakhan the river flows into the Caspian Sea. The name "Volga" comes from the Old Slavonic words moisture and volog.
The Tsaritsa and Wet Mechetka rivers flow into it in Volgograd.
Tsaritsa River
This pond belongs to the small rivers of the Volgograd region and is a right tributary of the Volga.
It should be noted that the floodplain of the Queen is one of the richest in terms of historical places. This river from the very foundation of the city of Volgograd has seen the destruction and restoration of it from ruins. According to one legend, the river was originally named after the Turkic expression "sera su", which translates as "yellow water". In the Soviet period, it was renamed Pionerka (one of the streets of the Voroshilov district near the valley of the Tsaritsa River and now bears the name of Pionerka River Street), and the people simply called it Stinky.
The total length of the river is 19.2 km, and throughout the city its length is 6.9 km. It takes its beginning at the "maximum" (Gorky district of the city) and then carries its waters in three districts: Sovetsky, Dzerzhinsky and Voroshilovsky. Its shores are twisting and steep, feeding ground and snow. Overgrowth is often observed. The lower part of its course (1.8 km) is enclosed in a concrete square collector overlooking the Volga in the area of the Quencher.
River history
The Volgograd River Tsaritsa was once full-flowing thanks to the floods of the Volga, which were regulated after the construction of the hydroelectric power station. Today, the Tsarina has become shallow to the level of a brook.
It should be noted that at the beginning of the 20th century the floodplain of the river was navigable by virtue of the same Volga. On average, the depth in the floodplain reached 8-9 meters. Today, all this is covered with sand. In the future, it is planned to revive the river through the development of the floodplain, but the Tsaritsa river itself will continue to flow in the pipe.
Few people know that some rivers of Volgograd carry real drinking water that does not require filtering. However, rivers, the improvement of the coastal zones of which could provide excellent sites for tourism, recreation, local history, leisure and recreation, and most importantly - clean drinking water, are today on the verge of extinction.
Almost all the rivers of the city are in rather poor condition. However, these small ponds can be of great benefit. For example, on Tsaritsa there are a total of 11 sources with clean water. The rivers of Volgograd could be of great benefit to the city and its inhabitants, if there were not some significant problems.
Where do water bodies disappear?
According to its relief, Volgograd is a city of ravines. The entire ravine-girder network for about four hundred years influenced the appearance of Tsaritsyn, Stalingrad and Volgograd. It should be noted that the year 1956 turned out to be black for the Volgograd rivers - a decision was made to bury all the beams, ravines, and even small rivers. In the production of these works used clay, sand, slag and ashes of metallurgical production. For example, the slopes of the Mechetka River were strewn with waste from an aluminum smelter. In the end, the channels and slopes of the small rivers of Volgograd were "hidden" in a concrete collector, and therefore the river mouths changed their configuration.
Today it is a big problem. Rivers still continue to be dug, and in their place shopping centers and residential buildings are being built, commercial and social infrastructure facilities are being built. It is known that almost every district of Volgograd has its “own” small river, which today is a garbage river.