Istra (river)

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I stra
Истра
Istra near the New Jerusalem Monastery

Istra near the New Jerusalem Monastery

Data
Water code RU :  09010101412110000023505
location Moscow Oblast ( Russia )
River system Volga
Drain over Moskva  → Oka  → Volga  → Caspian Sea
source at Powarowo
56 ° 14 ′ 29 ″  N , 36 ° 52 ′ 4 ″  E
muzzle in the Moskva near Petrovo-Dalneje Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 31 "  N , 37 ° 8 ′ 27"  E 55 ° 44 ′ 31 "  N , 37 ° 8 ′ 27"  E
Mouth height 128  m

length 113 km
Catchment area 2050 km²
Outflow
location: 12 km above the mouth 		MQ
 11.3 m³ / s
Left tributaries Grjasewa
Right tributaries Malaja Istra, Beljana
Reservoirs flowed through Istra reservoir
Medium-sized cities Istra
Course of the Istra (Истра) in the catchment area of ​​the Moskva

Course of the Istra (Истра) in the catchment area of ​​the Moskva

The I stra ( Russian Истра ) is a 113 kilometer long river in Moscow Oblast ( Russia ) and a left tributary of the Moskva .

The Istra rises near the urban-type settlement Powarowo northwest of Moscow , roughly between the cities of Zelenograd and Solnnogorsk . Shortly after the source, the Istra merges into the 22-kilometer-long and up to three-kilometer-wide Istra reservoir , which was formed in 1935 and serves as one of the reservoirs for Moscow's water supply. A little south of the reservoir, the river passes the city ​​of the same name (formerly called Voskressensk), which is named after it , crosses the Moscow-Riga railway line and continues to flow curvy in a south-easterly direction. In the village of Petrovo-Dalneje, a little south of the cities of Krasnogorsk and Dedovsk , the Istra flows into the Moskva. In the lower reaches and the estuary the Istra reaches a width of about 20 to 30 meters. The river is mainly fed by meltwater.

Except for the city of Istra, there are no larger towns on the riverbank. Because of this and the continuously wooded landscape in the river, the banks of the Istra and the reservoir are popular recreational areas in the greater Moscow area. As early as the 19th century, nature on the Istra inspired landscape painter Levitan , who had a summer house near Voskressensk. During the Soviet era, numerous sanatoriums and hostels were built on the banks of the Istra .

The New Jerusalem Monastery, known as a place of pilgrimage and located on a high section of the banks of the Istra, gives the river its nickname "Russian Jordan ".

Web links

Commons : Istra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Article Istra in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D056933~2a%3DIstra~2b%3DIstra
  2. ↑ a b Istra in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)