Yauza River

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Yauza River
The Yauza River flowing through Moscow
The Yauza River flowing through Moscow
Origin Losiny Ostrov
Mouth Moskva River
Basin countries Russia
Length 48 km
Avg. discharge 9.4 m³/s
Basin area 452 km²
The mouth of the Yauza in winter.
The mouth of the Yauza in winter.

Yauza (Russian: Яуза) is a river in Moscow, Russia, a left tributary of the Moskva River and its largest tributary within Moscow city limits. It originates in the Losiny Ostrov National Park north-east of Moscow, and joins the Moskva River in the very centre of the city at Kotelnicheskaya Embankment. Maly Ustinsky Bridge spans over the mouth of the Yauza.