Snov

a river in Briansk Oblast, RSFSR and Chernigov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, a right tributary of the Desna (Dnieper River basin). The Snov is 253 km long and drains an area of 8,700 sq km. It is fed primarily by snow. The river has a mean flow rate of 24 cu m per sec 82 km from its mouth. The Snov freezes between November and early January, and the ice breaks up in March or early April. The lower course is navigable.