The statements describe Russia's water systems
- Russian rivers provide energy for the nation.
- Some water systems are unnavigable for a portion of the year.
- The world's largest freshwater lake is in Russia.
The Russian Federation ranks second in the world for global water resources with the largest reservoir of fresh water, Lake Baikal, accounting for 20% of the world's fresh water. The country has an immense capacity for high-quality drinking water supply and recreational potential.
- A limiting factor for the size of vessels that can use the waterways are the dimensions of the locks.
- They somewhat vary throughout the system. In particular, the route from St Petersburg to Rybinsk Dam (via the Volga-Baltic Waterway) accommodates vessels with the length of up to 170 m, the width of up to 16.8 m, and the draught of up to 3.6 m, with the space of at least 14.6 m available under bridges.
- From the Rybinsk Dam to the mouth of the Volga (Streletskoye), the guaranteed sizes are length 280 m, width 28.50 m, draught 3.10 m, with at least 11.70 m of space available under bridges.
- The Neva is the only river flowing from Lake Ladoga. It flows through the city of Saint Petersburg, three smaller towns of Shlisselburg, Kirovsk and Otradnoye, and dozens of settlements.
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