The Moscow Canal, named the Moskva–Volga Canal until 1947, is a canal in Russia that connects the Moskva (river) with the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast. The canal connects to the Moskva River in Tushino, from which it runs approximately north to meet the Volga River in the town of Dubna, just upstream of the dam of the Ivankovo Reservoir. The length of the canal is 128.1 kilometres (79.6 mi).
Moscow Canal
The Moskva–Volga Canal celebrated on a 1947 stamp
Tushino tunnel lies under the Moscow Canal
Bachelis Bridge over Moscow Canal
The Moskva is a river that flows through western Russia. It rises about 140 km (90 mi) west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow. About 110 km (70 mi) southeast of Moscow, at the city of Kolomna, it flows into the Oka, itself a tributary of the Volga, which ultimately flows into the Caspian Sea.
The Moskva at the Kremlin in Moscow
River pusher with barge on Moskva river (2020)
Moskva River in Kolomna, just upstream from its confluence with the Oka River
Moskva River in central Moscow, view towards the Kremlin