Neva River

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river waterway

The Neva River is a major waterway in northwestern Russia that flows through Saint Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland, playing a central role in the city's geography, history, and economy.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → waterway →
averageDischarge	approximately 2500 m³/s →
basinCountry	Russia →
cityOnRiver	Saint Petersburg → Shlisselburg →
country	Russia →
crossedBy	Alexander Nevsky Bridge → Blagoveshchensky Bridge → Finland Railway Bridge → Liteyny Bridge → Palace Bridge → Trinity Bridge → Volodarsky Bridge →
drainageBasinArea	approximately 281000 km² →
flowsInto	Neva Bay →
flowsThrough	Neva Bay → Saint Petersburg →
formsDeltaAt	Saint Petersburg →
freezesIn	winter →
hasTributary	Bolshaya Nevka → Fontanka River → Izhora River → Malaya Nevka → Middle Nevka → Moyka River → Okhta River → Smolenka River → Tosna River →
historicalEvent	site of military operations during the Great Northern War → strategic waterway during World War II Siege of Leningrad →
historicalSignificance	central to the founding and development of Saint Petersburg →
importance	central element of Saint Petersburg urban landscape → major transport artery of northwestern Russia →
length	approximately 74 km →
locatedIn	northwestern Russia →
mouth	Gulf of Finland →
navigable	yes →
outflowFrom	Lake Ladoga →
partOf	Baltic Sea basin →
region	Leningrad Oblast → Saint Petersburg →
source	Lake Ladoga →
tributaryOf	Baltic Sea →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → navigation → recreation → transportation → water supply →

Referenced by (74)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hermitage Museum → Leningrad → Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union → Peter and Paul Fortress → Shlisselburg → Shlisselburg Fortress → St. Petersburg → Winter Palace →	locatedOn
Blagoveshchensky Bridge → Liteyny Bridge → Palace Bridge → Trinity Bridge → Volodarsky Bridge →	crosses
Admiralty building → Field of Mars → Millionnaya Street → Small Hermitage →	locatedNear
Commandant’s House → Palace Square → State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg facilities → Tauride Palace →	near
Izhora River → Moika River → Okhta River →	flowsInto
Ioannovsky Bridge ("Neva River delta") → Palace Square → Saint Isaac's Square ("Neva River (nearby)") →	hasViewOf
Admiralty Embankment → Nevsky Gate → Palace Embankment →	locatedOnWaterbody
Fontanka River → Moika River → Neva Bay →	mouthOf
Fontanka River ("Neva River basin") → Malaya Nevka ("Neva River delta") → Okhta River ("Neva River basin") →	partOf
Izhora River → Okhta River → Tosna River →	tributaryOf
Baltic Sea → Gulf of Finland →	hasInflow
Leningrad Oblast → St. Petersburg →	hasRiver
Admiralty Embankment → Nevsky Gate →	hasView
Izhora River ("Neva River at Ust-Izhora") → Tosna River →	mouth
Bolshaya Nevka → Okhta River →	mouthOfWatercourse
Zayachy Island ("Neva River main channel") →	adjacentTo
Venice of the North →	associatedWith
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments →	associatedWithRiver
Lake Ladoga →	connectedBy
Neva Bay ("Neva River delta") →	connectedTo
Saint Petersburg Oblast →	contains
European Russia →	containsRiver
Tosna River →	dischargesInto
Malaya Nevka →	distributaryOf
Vuoksi River ("Neva River basin via Lake Ladoga") →	drainsInto
Palace Embankment →	followsWatercourse
Northwestern Federal District →	hasMajorRiver
White Nights →	isAssociatedWith
Zayachy Island →	locatedIn
Benois Wing →	locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater
Zayachy Island →	locatedInWaterBody
Volodarsky Bridge →	locatedOnWatercourse
Lake Ladoga →	outflow
Neva Bay →	receivesWaterFrom
Tosna River ("Neva River basin") →	riverSystem
Trinity Bridge ("Neva River main channel") →	spans
Bolshaya Nevka →	tributaryOrDistributaryOf
Bolshaya Nevka →	watercourseOrigin
Valdai Hills →	watershedFor
Trinity Bridge →	waterwayCrossed