Pakhra River

Not to be confused with Pehorka River, left arm of Moskva River.
Pakhra River in Podolsk

The Pakhra River (Russian: Пахра́) is a river in Moscow Oblast and the city of Moscow, Russia, a right tributary of the Moskva River. 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, Desna. Leninskie Gorki and Podolsk stand on the Pakhra River.

Coordinates: 55°32′16″N 37°59′27″E / 55.5377°N 37.9907°E / 55.5377; 37.9907


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