FEATURES OF THE HYDROGRAPHY OF EUROPE: RIVERS, LAKES, RESERVOIRS

Europe has a dense hydrographic network, mainly related to the Atlantic Ocean basin. A certain part of rivers Eastern belongs basin endorheic Caspian sea-lake. Only few carry their waters seas Arctic Ocean. Thus, 43 large with catchment area more than 50 thousand km2, among which 8 are connected territory Ukraine, distributed as follows: a) Sea-lake – 9 (Volga, Ural, Kama, Oka, Belaya, Vyatka, Ufa, Sura, Moksha); b) 3 (Pechora, Northern Dvina, Mezen); c) North (Rhine, Elbe, Vistula, Western Neman, Oder, Warta, Seine, Narew); d) South 6 (Tagus, Loire, Douro, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Garonne); e) Mediterranean Sea (together Black and Azov Seas) 16 (Ebro, Rhone, Danube, Dnieper, Don, Dniester, Desna, Siverskyi Donets, Khoper, Tisza, Sava, Kuban, Southern Bug, Pripyat, Po, Maritsa ). With significant water content, Northern, characterized by small length area. This is due relatively Europe, its strong horizontal dissection frequent alternation mountains plains. On expanses East European Plain, get opportunity develop channel network. Therefore, largest in whose exceeds account for 60%. An important feature transboundary nature basins. Among huge rivers, 51%. In there about lakes surface exceeding 1.0 km2. Three quarters continent’s located Norway, Sweden, Finland Karelian-Kola Russia, glacial-tectonic origin. The Ladoga (area 17700 km2) Onega (9720 (north-western Russia) significantly exceed other size. deepest lake Lake Hornindalsvatnet (Norway) 514 m. 7,000 reservoirs have been created total 100 50% Russia. 13 an 1000 dozen two (Kremenchug Reservoir Kakhovka Reservoir) one (IJsselmeer) Netherlands. states number Spain (about 1200) Ukraine 1050). Other countries Turkey (610), Great Britain (570), Italy France (550), Norway (360), Russia (250) Sweden (190)