Savala River
Encyclopedia
Savala is a river in Tambov
and Voronezh Oblast
s of Russia
. It is a right tributary of the Khopyor River
(a tributary of the Don River
). The Savala is 285 km in length, with a drainage basin
of 7720 km². It flows over the southern part of the Oka-Don plain. Its main tributary is the Yelan River
. Most of the rivers waters are from melting snow. Its average discharge is 20 m³/s. It freezes over in late November, and stays icebound until the spring thaw starts in late March / early April. The town of Zherdevka
is situated by the banks of the Savala.
Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...
and Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on June 13, 1934.-Main rivers:*Don*Voronezh*Bityug*Khopyor-Economy:...
s of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is a right tributary of the Khopyor River
Khopyor River
Khopyor is a river in European Russia, the biggest left tributary of the Don River. Length 979 km, watershed: 61,100 km², mouth width: 300m.Navigable up to 323 km...
(a tributary of the Don River
Don River (Russia)
The Don River is one of the major rivers of Russia. It rises in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 kilometres southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov....
). The Savala is 285 km in length, 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 7720 km². It flows over the southern part of the Oka-Don plain. Its main tributary is the Yelan River
Yelan River
Yelan is a river in Voronezh Oblast of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Savala River . The Yelan is 165 km in length, with a drainage basin of 3630 km². It flows over the southern part of the Oka-Don plain. Most of the rivers waters are from melting snow. Its average discharge...
. Most of the rivers waters are from melting snow. Its average discharge is 20 m³/s. It freezes over in late November, and stays icebound until the spring thaw starts in late March / early April. The town of Zherdevka
Zherdevka
Zherdevka is a town and the administrative center of Zherdevsky District of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Savala River south of Tambov. Population:...
is situated by the banks of the Savala.