In the center of the East European Plain is the beautiful city of Nizhny Novgorod. The Volga and Oka rivers are the main waterways of this region. All water bodies belong to the regions of the Volga region (northern part) and the Right Bank (right bank of the Volga). They have many differences, which are easily explained by the difference in soil and the feature of the relief.
Acquaintance with the city
In the central part of Russia there is a unique city that many still remember as Gorky. He wore this name for almost 60 years. Currently, the village has been renamed Nizhny Novgorod. The Oka and Volga rivers in this place combine their waters. The year of its foundation is considered the 1221st.
This is a millionaire city: the population in 2016 was almost 1.3 million people. It occupies 5th place in Russia in terms of the number of inhabitants. It was built on an area of about 450 square meters. km Mostly Russians live here (94%), there are also Tatars, Armenians, Ukrainians, Mordovians, etc., but they are much smaller (each nationality within 0.5-1.5%).
Currently, Nizhny Novgorod is a large industrial and cultural center of the Russian Federation. It is the main transportation hub. It develops well in the tourist direction.
Volga
So, the information described above briefly describes the city of Nizhny Novgorod. The Volga River flows throughout the region for about 260 km. It divides this territory along the left bank in the lowlands, and along the right in the heights, the height of which is 247 m above sea level. After the dam was installed, the water level increased, due to which reservoirs formed: in the northern part - Gorky, and in the southern - Cheboksary.
This artery is divided into three parts: Upper, Middle and Lower. It is the Middle Volga that flows through the region and the main city of this region, which is called Nizhny Novgorod. The rivers here are quite full-flowing. The Volga channel has a width of 500 m to 1.5 km. In winter, the river is covered with a thick layer of ice (up to 1 meter maximum). This period lasts from December to April. A flood begins in mid-spring and ends in early summer, most often in June. In the warm season, the water in the river warms up to +26 ° C. Therefore, often on the shore you can meet vacationers. On the Volga in the Nizhny Novgorod region, closer to the regional city, there are several islands, which include the following: Kocherginsky, Krasavchik, Shchukobor, Teply, Barminsky, Podnovsky, Pechersk sands. Settlements on the river: Balakhna, Gorodets, Bor, Chkalovsk and, of course, the largest - Nizhny Novgorod.
Rivers in this region are used not only in industrial and transport sectors, but also for tourism purposes. For tourists on the Volga, various recreation centers, pensions, hotels have been built. Also, some visitors prefer to spend the night in tents on the coast. Tourist centers offer their visitors walks on swimming facilities up and downstream.
Oka River
Oka is a river in Nizhny Novgorod. It is the largest tributary of the river. Volga. It was at the place of their confluence that the city was formed. And the famous Volga-Oka landscape has the name "Arrow". In addition to Nizhny Novgorod, the Oka flows through Pavlovsk, Bogorodsk, Navashino and Dzerzhinsk, which belong to the Nizhny Novgorod region. The width of the channel within the city is about 800 m, the flow velocity is 1 m / s, the banks are high. Through it, 6 bridges were built within the city.
The Oka River is flat. Since it flows through clay soils, its waters are more muddy. It feeds mainly on thawed snow and precipitation. In winter, the Oka is covered with a thick layer of ice. The duration of the freeze-up is about 5 months (similar to the Volga).
Rest on the Oka
In the Avtozavodsky district, there are equipped beaches on the river, which are often visited by tourists. The remaining sites, unfortunately, are more industrialized. Also, this river is popular with fishing enthusiasts, because more than 20 species of fish live in it. These include: perch, bream, roach, ide, pike perch, burbot and others. The conditions for fishing here are more than enough, because on the Oka there are various braids, cliffs, rocky and clay areas. And you can fish while on the beach or with a swimming facility.
Small rivers of Nizhny Novgorod
In addition to the Volga and Oka, which river in Nizhny Novgorod still deserves attention? Only locals can quickly answer this question. Pochayna - a water stream, which in the XIX century is enclosed in stone pipes. It is a tributary of the Volga, the confluence is the right bank. It flows around the walls of the Kremlin. Now the only reminder of Pochayna remains in the name of the street and ravine.
Also in the city there are many small water streams. This is Levinka, Rust, Gremyachaya, Stark, and a whole microdistrict is named after the Black River.