Aidar (river)

River in Russia and Ukraine

48°42′27″N 39°11′48″E / 48.70750°N 39.19667°E / 48.70750; 39.19667Length264 km (164 mi)Basin size7,420 km² (2,860 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionDonets→ Don→ Sea of Azov

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.

References

М. Т. Янко. Топонімічний словник-довідник української РСР, К., «Радянська школа», 1973, стор. 13

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