Berezina

The Berezina, also known as the Biarezina, is a river in Belarus that is a right tributary of the Dnieper. The Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve serves as the river's headwaters. The Berezina is about 561 kilometers long. The river is 15-20 m wide at its widest point, with a maximum width of 60 m. The banks are low (up to 0.5 m), steep (up to 1.5 m in some places), sandy, and the floodplain is swampy. Berezina usually freezes in the first half of December.

Bobr, Klyava, Ol'sa, and Ala are its main tributaries on the left, and Hayna and Svislach on the right.

The riverside Berezina Biosphere Preserve is on the UNESCO list of Biosphere Preserves. Peat bogs cover 430 km2 and thus make up a significant portion of the reserve. These open peat zones, which are among Europe's largest bogs, have remained virtually untouched.

Cities and towns on the Berezina from north to south: Dokshytsy, the village Studzionka, Barysau, Babruysk and Svietlahorsk

Length: 561 km (349 mi)