The Bystraya Sosna (Russian: Бы́страя Сосна́) is a river in Oryol and Lipetsk oblasts in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Don, and it is 296 kilometres (184 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 17,400 square kilometres (6,700 sq mi).[1] The river is usually frozen over from the end of November until the end of March.
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Native name | Быстрая Сосна (Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Don |
• coordinates | 52.7022°N 38.9031°E / 52.7022; 38.9031 |
Length | 296 km (184 mi) |
Basin size | 17,400 km2 (6,700 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Don→ Sea of Azov |
Tributaries | |
• left | Livenka |
The towns of Livny and Yelets are along the river.
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