Volga River

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• drains most of western Russia

• longest river in Europe starting in Moscow running to the Caspian Sea

• used for commercial, transportation and hydroelectric power resources

• sees pollution from fertilizer runoff, sewage and radioactive materials

• damming the river has resulted in a decline of Russian sturgeon populations

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