Medveditsa River (Don basin)
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Medveditsa (Russian: Медведица) 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. It is 745 km in length, with a drainage basin of 34,700 km².
The river has its sources on the Volga Uplands, in the northeastern parts of Saratov Oblast, and flows mainly in a southwestern direction. It joins the river Don in Volgograd Oblast. Its largest tributaries are, from the right: Balanda and Tersa, and from the left: Idolga, Karamysh and Archeda.
The towns of Petrovsk, Atkarsk, Zhirnovsk and Mikhaylovka is situated at the Medveditsa. The river is navigable to Atkarsk.
Coordinates: 49°34′35″N 42°38′19″E / 49.5763°N 42.6385°E / 49.5763; 42.6385
Categories:
- Rivers of Volgograd Oblast
- Rivers of Saratov Oblast
- Don basin
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