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Volga River
The Dnieper, Don, and Volga river basins and their drainage network.
The Volga River empties into the Caspian Sea.1
Rising in the Valdai Hills, the river flows southward for approximately 2,193 miles before reaching its mouth, which lies 92 feet below sea level. As it approaches the sea, the river forms a vast delta—the largest in Russia—characterized by numerous distributaries such as the Akhtuba and the Buzan.12