More than 80% of the Caspian’s inflow comes from the Volga River, ... (CACI) in 2023, “about 130 rivers flow into the Caspian Sea, however, ...

The Volga, Europe’s largest and longest river located in Russia, has been the source of 80 to 85 percent of the Caspian water. According to experts, Russia’s water management has affected the sea.

The 13 locks on the canal connect the Volga River, the longest in Russia that empties into the Caspian, and the Don River which empties into the Sea of Azov, which is connected to the Black Sea via ...

The Caspian Sea is the planet’s largest inland sea and its largest lake, an enormous body of water roughly the size of Montana. Its looping coastline stretches more than 4,000 miles and is ...

This is where the Kazanka River merges into the Volga, the largest source of water into the Caspian, and the flows here vary wildly. In September 2023, the Kazanka was so low it slowed to a trickle.

Moving from Tehran to the more northerly lakeside city of Rasht aged 13, Khashayar Javanmardi’s youth was punctuated by weekends and extended holidays on the Iranian coastline of the Caspian Sea ...