Archeda is a river in Volgograd Oblast

Volgograd Oblast

Volgograd Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd. Population: -Geography:*Area: 113,900 km²;*Borders length: 2221,9 km²....

, Russia

Russia

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. It is a left tributary of th Medveditsa River

Medveditsa River (Don basin)

Medveditsa is a river in Volgograd and Saratov Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don River. The name means she-bear, and according to legend alludes to the large population of bears in the area in earlier times...

, and is 167 km long, with a drainage basin

Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

 of 2050 km². The Archeda begins in the southwestern part of the Volga Uplands. Most of its water are from melting snow, and during periods of low water the river dries up entirely in its upper and middle flow. The town of Frolovo

Frolovo

Frolovo is a town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Archeda River , north of Volgograd. Population: Frolovo was founded in 1868 as a settlement servicing the construction of the Gryazi–Povorino–Tsaritsyn railroad. It was granted town status in 1936....

lies along the Archeda River.