The Okkervil () is a river in

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and the eastern part of the city of

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. It is the largest

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tributary of the

Okhta The Okhta () is a river in Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the river Neva. It joins the Neva upstream of the Neva's mouth, within the c ...

. It is long and wide. The name ''Okkervil'' appeared in the 17th century, after the Swedish colonel who owned an estate on the bank. On some ancient maps of Saint Petersburg, the river is called ''Little Okhta'' () as opposed to Big

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Okkervil River Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They bega ...

takes its name from the story.

Bridges

There are ten bridges across Okkervil River: * Utkin Bridge * Zanevsky Bridge * Yablonovsky Bridge * Rossijsky Bridge * Kollontay Bridge * Podvoisky Bridge * Tovarischesky Bridge * Dybenko Bridge *

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* Klochkov Bridge

References

Rivers of Leningrad Oblast Rivers of Saint Petersburg Karelian Isthmus {{Russia-river-stub