Medveditsa (Don)
Medveditsa | |
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![]() The Medveditsa near Atkarsk | |
Location | |
Country | Volgograd and Saratov Oblast, Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Volga Uplands |
Mouth | Don |
• coordinates | 49°34′35″N 42°38′19″E / 49.5763°N 42.6385°E |
Length | 745 km (463 mi) |
Basin size | 34,700 km2 (13,400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 69 cubic metres per second (2,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Don→ Sea of Azov |
Tributaries | |
• left | Idolga, Karamysh, Archeda |
• right | Balanda, Tersa |
The Medveditsa (Russian: Медве́дица) is a river in Volgograd and Saratov Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don.[1] The name means she-bear, and according to legend alludes to the large population of bears in the area in earlier times. It is 745 kilometres (463 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 34,700 square kilometres (13,400 sq mi).[2]
The river has its sources on the Volga Uplands, in the northeastern parts of Saratov Oblast, and flows mainly in a southwestern direction. It joins the Reka Don in Volgograd Oblast near Zatonski. Its largest tributaries are, from the right: Balanda and Tersa, and from the left: Idolga, Karamysh and Archeda.[1]
The towns of Petrovsk, Atkarsk, Medveditsa, Zhirnovsk, and Mikhaylovka are situated on the Medveditsa. The river is navigable to Atkarsk.
A variety of fish is found in the Medveditsa River: catfish, pike, bream, asp, perch, chub, perch, tench, roach, gudgeon and others. In the late 80s there were a lot of sterlet.
Forests along both banks of the river have a wide variety of birds, medicinal herbs, wild berries, fruits and flowers.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Медведица (река в Саратовской и Волгоградской обл.), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ «Река Медведица», Russian State Water Registry