Lva is a river in the very north of Rivne region, flowing from the Polissian marshes of Rokytne region to Belarus, where it flows into the Stvyha. In the lower reaches it is called Most, and its ancient name is Olva. This is one of the wildest rivers of Rivne Polissia.
Where the name comes from
The river is mentioned as early as 1644: Yuriy Chaplych-Shpanivsky leased the estate of Stari Masevychi and the ironworks "on the Olva river". The ancient name is obviously connected with nearby Olevsk. From 1704, the Polish form — na Lwie — already appears in documents.
What it is like
The length of the Lva is 172 kilometers, of which 111 are in Ukraine. The river originates from the swamps southeast of the village of Borove and flows north. The valley in the upper reaches is trapezoidal, lower down it is indistinct, up to five kilometers wide. The floodplain is swampy, with oxbow lakes in the lower reaches. The largest tributaries are Lisova Richka and Buniv, on which Rokytne stands. Reservoirs have been built on the Lva, the largest of which is Osnytske.
Fishing
People fish on the Lva mainly in the oxbow lakes in the floodplain and in reservoirs, particularly Osnytske. General fishing regulations apply, and from November 1 fishing is prohibited in wintering pits — list and map of pits.
The Lva on video
Nearby
Rokytne is on the Buniv tributary, Sarny is to the west. More can be found in the article Sarny Raion.
How to get there
Buses run to the villages along the Lva from Rokytne. The northern sections lie near the border with Belarus.
