Pina (river)

The Pina (Belarusian: Піна, Russian: Пи́на) is a river in Ivanava and Pinsk Raions in Belarus. The length of the river is 40 kilometers. The river flows into the city of Pinsk and is a left tributary of the Pripyat. The average gradient of Pina is 0.1 ‰. The largest tributaries are the Struha and Njaslucha. It forms part of the Dnieper-Bug Canal.

Pina
Location
CountryBelarus
Physical characteristics
MouthPripyat
  coordinates
52.1175°N 26.1227°E / 52.1175; 26.1227
Length40 km (25 mi)
Basin size2,460 km2 (950 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average8.6 m3/s (300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionPripyatDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea

Books

  • (in Belorussian, Russian and English) T.A.Khvagina (2005) POLESYE from the Bug to the Ubort, Minsk Vysheysha shkola, ISBN 985-06-1153-7,
  • (in Russian, English and Polish) Ye.N.Meshechko, A.A.Gorbatsky (2005) Belarusian Polesye: Tourist Transeuropean Water Mains, Minsk, Four Quarters.


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