The Aidar (Ukrainian: Айдар, Russian: Айдар) is a river in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine and Belgorod Oblast, Russia. A left tributary of the Seversky Donets, it is 264 km (164 mi) long (with 256 km (159 mi) located within Ukraine) and has a basin area of 7,420 square kilometres (2,860 sq mi).[1][2][3][4][5] The slopes of the valley are partitioned with ravines and gorges. In the spring, snow melt accounts for approximately 70% of the flow. The average flow module is 1.7 litres • sec / km². The river freezes in December.
Aidar | |
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Native name | Айдар (Ukrainian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia, Ukraine |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 48°42′27″N 39°11′48″E |
Length | 264 km (164 mi) |
Basin size | 7,420 km2 (2,860 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
Rivers of Ukraine by tributary or drainage basin | |
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Black Sea | |
Bug | |
Danube | |
Dnieper (Rapids) | |
Dniester | |
Don | |
Prypiat | |
San | |
Sea of Azov | |
Southern Bug | |
Syvash |
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