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Dnieper River
The Dnieper River at Kiev, Ukr.
The Dnieper River rises in a small peat bog located on the southern slope of the Valdai Hills in Russia, at an elevation of approximately 720 feet (220 metres). This source is situated about 150 miles (240 km) west of Moscow.1