Alatyr (river)

River in Russia

54°47′31″N 45°06′50″E / 54.792°N 45.114°E / 54.792; 45.114 MouthSura

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54°52′10″N 46°35′55″E / 54.8694°N 46.5985°E / 54.8694; 46.5985Length296 km (184 mi)Basin size11,200 km² (4,300 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionSura→ Volga→ Caspian SeaTributaries • rightInsar

The Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь) is a river in Mordovia in Russia, and is Sura's left tributary.^[1] It is 296 kilometres (184 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).^[2] The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr (Erzya: Ратор, romanized: Rator), are located on the Alatyr River.^[3]

References

^ Алатырь (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
^ «Река АЛАТЫРЬ», Russian State Water Registry
^ Evtuhov, Catherine (November 2011). Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-century Nizhnii Novgorod. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 9780822977452.