Okkervil River (Neva basin)

For the musical group, see Okkervil River (band).

Okkervil River
Mouth	Okhta River (59°56′3.84″N 30°25′17.4″E / 59.9344°N 30.4215°E / 59.9344; 30.4215)
Basin countries	Russia
Length	18 km

Okkervil River (Russian: Оккервиль) is a river in Leningrad Oblast and the eastern part of the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest left tributary of the Okhta River. It is 18 km long, the width is 1.5–25 meters.

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 (Russian: Малая Охта) as opposed to Big Okhta. Yet other times it is called Porkhovka (Russian: Порховка).

"Okkervil River" is the title of a short story by Tatyana Tolstaya. Austin, Texas-based indie rock band named Okkervil River takes their name from the story.

Bridges

There are 8 bridges across Okkervil River:

• Utkin Bridge
• Zanevsky Bridge
• Yablonovsky Bridge
• Rossijsky Bridge
• Kollontay Bridge
• Podvoisky Bridge
• Tovarischesky Bridge
• Dybenko Bridge

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