Analyzing the list of Moscow rivers, we note that there are 150 streams and rivers in total in the capital. About a hundred of them are underground, directly beneath Moscow.
Neglinnaya
The non-clay river flows in Moscow in the historical part of the city. Currently, it is located entirely in the underground collector. Previously, the river flowed near the Kremlin wall and not far from the Vodovzvodnaya tower, then flowed into the Moscow River.
Currently, next to the large shopping center "Okhotny Ryad" in the Alexander Garden, one can observe the imitation of Neglinnaya over its historical channel. The real river flows much deeper.
History reference
In 1401, the name of the river sounded "Neglimna." There are versions that this name came from the word “neglink” (swamp), as well as from the Bulgarian word “glim” (depth), because in ancient times the Baltic tribes lived on the territory of Moscow.
During a walk along the Moscow River on the ship, you can see that Neglinnaya gave names to many streets and squares of the capital. Pipe Square is so named because there was a hole in the wall of the White City through which Neglinnaya flowed.
Samotekhnaya Street is named after the pond, which was the beginning of the Neglinnaya tributary (it was then called Samotek). The Kuznetsk bridge also owes its name to this river.
Crustacean
The list of Moscow rivers will continue with this river. It began near Maryina Grove, in a swampy area, then turned west at the Bird's Tower near the wall of Kitai Gorod. Rachka flowed out of the Filthy puddle, which today is called Chistye Prudy. Why does she have such an unusual name? In the Belarusian language, the river sounds like a “crustacean”, it is to this ancient word that it owes its name.
The crustacean was considered a dirty river, after the spills it resembled a large dirty puddle. Historians say that once Rachka flooded the Church of the Holy Trinity in Gryazekh. Then the river flowed near the Ivanovo hill through Kulizhki, then crossed the Vasilievsky meadow, and flowed not far from the Belogorodskaya wall into the Moscow River.
In our time, the river Rachka once existed is reminded only of Podkopaevsky Lane. Its unusual name is due to the fact that clay was mined in this place on the river, digging its banks for this.
Creek Sivka
Considering the list of Moscow rivers, this water source cannot be ignored. The Great Stream took its origin in the place of the Patriarch's Pond, in the Goat Swamp, it flowed into Moscow near the Seven-Tower Tower of the White City Wall (next to the modern Cathedral of Christ the Savior). Sivtsev Vrazhek, on the Arbat, got its name from the stream. "Chertora" in translation means a pothole from the water, a ravine. Until 1658, Prechistenka Street was called Chertolskaya, but at the present time there is a lane with the same name on the map of Moscow.
Presnya
The list of rivers in Moscow and the Moscow region would not be complete without a given reservoir. The river is mentioned in Yershov’s fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse”, and it is also in the works of Vladimir Mayakovsky. Thanks to the river, the Presnya district appeared in the capital.
It was on this river that the Humpback Bridge was located, which is associated with important historical events of the 20th century. This small river took its origin in the territory where Timiryazevsky Forest Park is located, flowed towards the Moscow Zoo, flowed near the Government House into the Moscow River.
Such small rivers of Moscow as the Bubna and Kabanikha flowed into Presnya in the area of the Patriarch's Pond. The only ponds that remained from the Bubny River are Presnensky ponds.
Yauza
Considering the list of Moscow rivers, it is necessary to mention the Yauzu River. It is considered the second largest in the capital, mentioned back in 1156. Historians claim that its name is of Baltic origin. Large trade routes were located near Yauza, it was through it that cargo from the south of Russia entered Vladimir.
Currently, Yauza has survived without any changes, there is also a beautiful promenade. In the Sokolnikov area, it is a navigable river. The river begins near the Losiny Ostrov National Park, flows through Mytishchi, the north of the capital, crosses the Yaroslavl Railway, and at the House on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment it flows into the Moscow River.
Many small rivers fall into it, including underground water bodies. Under Yauza, there are three large branches of the Moscow metro, as well as the Lefortovo tunnel. 2 open metro bridges, 22 automobile, 5 large railway bridges were built over Yauza. Not everyone knows where the Yauza River flows in Moscow, although its size is second only to the Moscow River.
Fever
It is the largest tributary of the Yauza in size. Its average length is 30 kilometers, with a third of this distance flowing in an open channel. The river originates near the village of Novo-Arkhangelsk.
Likhoborka owes its name to the “dashing forest”, where forest vagabonds engaged in robbery lived. At present, the river flows through a variety of dysfunctional industrial zones, it is considered one of the dirtiest Moscow rivers.
Beggar
It begins in the southwestern part of the Izmailovsky Forest Park, near the Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery flows into the Moscow River. According to legend, it was in these places that the poor lived, future convicts from here went to hard labor. Now it flows through the industrial zone, located in the non-prestigious area of the capital.
Setun
It ranks third in size of the major metropolitan rivers. The river begins in Odintsovo, flows past Skolkovo to the east, flows into the Moscow River near the Kiev railway.
Moscow river
It begins in the Starkovsky swamp, on the Smolensk-Moscow Upland. In the old days, the source of this river was called the Moskvoretskaya puddle. After 16 kilometers from the source, it passes through Lake Mikhalevsky in the Smolensk region.
Walking along the Moscow River on a motor ship is a favorite vacation option for Muscovites and guests of the capital. A navigable river, the Pepervinskaya and Karamyshevskaya dams are built on it, there is a system of locks.
It was she who was always considered the main transport route that connects the capital with the Don, Volga, Smolensk, Novgorod. Previously, the river spilled over periodically, causing serious economic damage to the city. In order to cope with a similar problem, in 1783 a drainage channel was made.
In total, about 70 different tributaries flow into the Moscow River, mainly they are hidden in special drainage pipes. Many monasteries are built along the banks, so during a boat trip around Moscow you can admire the domes of Novodevichy, Danilov, St. Andrew's Monasteries. The water quality in it, unfortunately, leaves much to be desired. Due to the increased content of heavy metal cations, bathing in the river is prohibited. Instead, Muscovites love to ride on it on river buses in the summer .