The Vorona (Russian: Ворона) is a river in the Penza, Tambov, and Voronezh oblasts in Russia.[1] It is a right tributary of the Khopyor, and is 454 kilometres (282 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 13,200 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi).[2] The average discharge at the mouth is 41.5 cubic metres per second (1,470 cu ft/s). The river is frozen over from the beginning of December to the first half of April. Its main tributary is the Chembar.[1]
| Vorona | |
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| Native name | Ворона (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Khopyor |
• coordinates | 51°21′01″N 42°02′21″E / 51.35028°N 42.03917°E |
| Length | 454 km (282 mi) |
| Basin size | 13,200 km2 (5,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Khopyor→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chembar |
The towns of Kirsanov, Uvarovo, and Borisoglebsk are along the Vorona.
References
edit- ^ a b Ворона (река, правый приток Хопра), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ «Река Ворона», Russian State Water Registry
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