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The Little Nevka or Malaya Nevka () is the southern
distributary A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a ''tributary'', a stream that flows another stream or river. Distributaries are a result of river bifurc ...
of the Great Nevka. The Great Nevka splits into Little Nevka (the southern armlet) and Middle Nevka (the northern armlet) near the
Kamenny Island Kamenny Islands (, ''Kamenny Ostrova'', meaning 'Stony Islands') are a group of three islands in the Neva delta, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Geography The three islands are flat. They are divided by channels and have bridges connecting each oth ...
's easternmost tip. It is also known for being the dumping ground of the famous
Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin ( – ) was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final ye ...
(of Russia) after his assassination. The Little Nevka is about long; the width is from , and the depth is . It has its own armlets: Krestovka, Karpovka and
Zhdanovka The Zhdanovka () is a short river in the Neva river delta in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It separates Petrogradsky Island from Petrovsky Island. History In the 17th century, the river did not have a specific name; however, it was sometimes refe ...
. There are four bridges across Little Nevka: Kamennoostrovsky Bridge, Lazarevsky Bridge, Big Krestovsky Bridge, Bolshoy Petrovsky Bridge.


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Rivers of Saint Petersburg Distributaries of the Neva {{Russia-river-stub