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Kiyevka River

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Main source
  
Sihote-Alin

Basin size
  
3,120 km (1,200 sq mi)

Country
  
Russia

River mouth
  
Sea of Japan

Length
  
105 km

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Mouth
  
Sea of Japan (also known as East Sea)

Kiyevka River (Russian: Киевка) is a river in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Map of r. Kiyevka, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

It is 105 kilometres (65 mi) long with a drainage basin of 3,120 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi). Kiyevka River rises in Southern Sihote-Alin and flows to Kiyevka Bay of Sea of Japan. The main tributaries are the Krivaya, which is 71 kilometres (44 mi) long; the Lazovka, 54 kilometres (34 mi), and the Benevka, 37 kilometres (23 mi). There are more than 20 waterfalls on the river (Benev cascade), the highest is Star of Primorye at 20 metres (66 ft).

The river was named after Kyiv by settlers from Ukraine.

References

Kiyevka River Wikipedia