Matyra
| Matyra | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Матыра (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Voronezh |
• coordinates | 52°37′32″N 39°41′16″E / 52.6255°N 39.6878°E |
| Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,180 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Voronezh→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Plavitsa |
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
- ^ Матыра, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ «Река БАРЫШ», Russian State Water Registry