Chyornaya Kalitva Explained

Chyornaya Kalitva
Source1 Location:Belgorod Oblast
Mouth:Don
Mouth Coordinates:50.0877°N 40.0018°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Russia
Length:162km (101miles)
Source1 Elevation:360m (1,180feet)
Discharge1 Avg:124m3/s
Basin Size:5750km2

The Chyornaya Kalitva or Chernaya Kalitva ("Black Kalitva"; Russian: Чёрная Калитва) is a river in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions in Russia. It is a right, east-flowing, tributary of Don River. It enters the Don about 185km south of Voronezh. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .[1] [2]

About 225km south the Belaya (White) Kalitva flows south to join the Donets at the town of Belaya Kalitva.

Notes and References

  1. http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=170437 «Река Черная Калитва (Калитва)»
  2. Book: Karpachëv]. [glavnyĭ redaktor M.D.|title=Voronezhskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡|date=2008|publisher=T︠S︡entr dukhovnogo vozrozhdenii︠a︡ Chernozemnogo krai︠a︡|location=Voronezh|isbn=9785900270999].