The Western Berezina or simply Berezina (Belarusian: Заходняя Бярэзіна, romanized: Zakhodnyaya Byarezina or Zachodniaja Biarezina) is a river in Belarus, a right tributary of the river Neman.
| Western Berezina | |
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 The Western Berezina in spring | |
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| Native name | Заходняя Бярэзіна (Belarusian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Maladechna |
| Mouth | Neman |
• coordinates | 53°48′20″N 25°59′00″E / 53.8056°N 25.9834°E |
| Length | 226 km (140 mi) |
| Basin size | approx. 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Islach |
It flows for 226 km and its basin area is approximately 4,000 km2. The river rises near Maladechna. Its longest tributary is the Islach (102 km).
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