Don (river)
Russian river, fifth-longest river in Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Don River, Russia | |
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Location | |
Countries | Russia, Ukraine |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Russia |
Mouth | Sea of Azov |
Length | 1,870 km (1,162 mi) |
Basin size | 425,600 km² (164,324 mi²) |
Discharge | |
- average | 935 m³/s |
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From its source, the river first flows southeast to Voronezh, then southwest to its mouth. The main city on the river is Rostov on Don, its main tributary, the Donets.