Matyra

River in Russia
52°37′32″N 39°41′16″E / 52.6255°N 39.6878°E / 52.6255; 39.6878Length180 km (110 mi)Basin size5,180 km2 (2,000 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionVoronezh→ Don→ Sea of AzovTributaries  • leftPlavitsa

The Matyra (Russian: Маты́ра) is a river in the Tambov and Lipetsk oblasts of Russia. It is a left tributary of the river Voronezh (in the Don's drainage basin).[1] It has a length of 180 kilometres (110 mi) and a drainage basin of 5,180 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi).[2] The average discharge 39 kilometres (24 mi) from its mouth is 11.7 cubic metres per second (410 cu ft/s). The town of Gryazi is along the Matyra.

A reservoir was created on the river in 1976.

References

  1. ^ Матыра, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ «Река БАРЫШ», Russian State Water Registry
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