Pakhra
| Pakhra | |
|---|---|
The Pakhra near Gorki Leninskiye | |
| Native name | Пахра (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Moskva |
• coordinates | 55°32′16″N 37°59′27″E / 55.5377°N 37.9907°E |
| Length | 135 km (84 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,580 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Moskva→ Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Pakhra (Russian: Пахра́) is a river in Moscow Oblast and the city of Moscow, Russia, a right tributary of the Moskva. It is 135 km in length. The area of its basin is 2580 km2. The Pakhra River freezes up in November–December and stays under the ice until the late March–April. Main tributaries: Mocha and Desna. Gorki Leninskiye and Podolsk stand on the Pakhra River.