- Irpin River
Infobox River | river_name = Irpin’
other_name = Ірпінь
caption = The river in May
origin =Ukraine
mouth =Kiev Reservoir of theDnieper
basin_countries =Ukraine
length = 162 km (101 mi)
elevation =
discharge =
watershed =Irpin’ ( _uk. Ірпінь; _ru. Ирпень), often called Irpen’ as its name is pronounced in Russian, is a river in
Ukraine , aright tributary of theDnieper .It is 162 km in length and flows through the city of Irpin'. The location where Irpin' enters the Dnieper river falls into the
Kiev Reservoir which the Dnieper forms because of the Kiev Hydro-Electric Power Plantdam . Thus, the Dnieper water level at this location is lifted artificially by about 6.5–7 meters above the natural level. Therefore, the water of Irpin' is pumped into the Kiev Reservoir by powerful electrical pumps, making Irpin' the river that literally flows "upwards".The lands around Irpen' were the heartland of
Kievan Rus and thechronicle s mention the river in connection with several important historic events, such as theBattle on the Irpen' River of1321 in which theGrand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (Gedemin) gained control over the lands of what is now central Ukraine.
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