Volga (the river's food will be described later in the article)It flows through part of Russia, which belongs to Europe. Its delta is located in the neighboring state - Kazakhstan. This water flow is included in the list of the largest natural reservoirs of the world (and, of course, the Russian Federation). The territory that adjoins the Volga, it is customary to call the Volga region.
The total length of the river was 3,690 km.After the construction of the reservoirs, the length was 3530 km. On the banks of the water flow, several millionaires have settled down, in particular Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Volgograd and Samara. In the XX century, namely in the 30-80-ies, hydroelectric power stations were built. They all belong to the Volga-Kama cascade.
The source of the Volga is located in the Valdai (Alaun mountains). The mouth is the Caspian Sea.
The food and regime of the Volga River is very interestingquestion. The process of glaciation of the river begins in November-December. About 200-260 days the water flow remains free of ice. Autopsy begins to occur from the Astrakhan region in March, in the middle of April thawing is completed already near the mouth. Before the construction of the dams, the river was constantly flooded at the end of spring, and in the summer it began to grow scarce. However, after the creation of reservoirs, the water level rises. Therefore, it is often necessary to increase dams.
The Volga (the food of the river depends heavily on the snowwater) helps meet the needs of huge hydroelectric power stations. The flow allows transportation of huge loads and carry out passenger transportation. The process of catching fish suits everyone, both amateurs and professionals - to catch vobula, sturgeon, pike-perch in a natural pond, etc. Liquid from reservoirs, as a rule, is taken for irrigation of lands; and the water that the hydroelectric station consumes gives a sufficiently large amount of electricity.
Thanks to the navigability of the Volga (the river feeds stronglyaffects its agricultural use) combines several seas. This is due to the fact that the state created a special Volga-Don channel. It carries a huge amount of cargo, including oil, salt, bread, firewood, etc.
If we take into account the full annual regime,to say one hundred percent that the mixed type of supply of the flow prevails. The main sources of power in the Volga are meltwater, groundwater and rain. More than 60% of the annual flow is made up by snow connections. From April to June you can observe the high water. In summer and winter, a low-water period is most often observed, in which the groundwater allows the Volga to remain intact. In the fall, small floods occur.
The depth of the river varies from 3 to 15 m independing on the region and type of food in it. In winter, as a rule, because of the large amount of thawed water, the level in the river is greatly increased, but thanks to hydroelectric power plants, the Volga does not leave its shores. In reservoirs, waves can often rise up to 1.5 meters due to heavy rainfall and winds.
A calm regime of such a water flow as the Volga(the food of the river allows it not to dry out and not lose its level to a critical level), facilitates navigation. As early as the 8th century a special Volga route was laid along which goods were transported. For the first time the steamer appeared on the waters of the river in the 1820s.
During the war, the USSR used the stream as the location of the fleet, whose employees participated in the clearance of ammunition and even played an important role in some battles.
At the moment, Russiauses only the path from Rzhev to the Collective Farm (about 590 km), from the Collective Farm to the Red Barricades (2605 km) and a small section (up to 40 km) in the delta of the river. Upstream are products such as oil, vegetables, bread, gravel, fish, salt, etc. Down - the forest and various industrial materials.
