Bolshaya (Kalitwa)
Bolshaya Больша́я, Ба́лка Больша́я |
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Water code | RU : 05010400612107000014361 | |
location | Rostov Oblast ( Russia ) | |
River system | Don | |
Drain over | Kalitwa → Siverskyi Donets → Don → Black Sea | |
source | South flank of the Danube ridge 49 ° 14 ′ 17 ″ N , 41 ° 36 ′ 58 ″ E |
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Kalitwa coordinates: 48 ° 35 ′ 38 " N , 40 ° 59 ′ 48" E 48 ° 35 ′ 38 " N , 40 ° 59 ′ 48" E
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length | 152 km | |
Catchment area | 2160 km² | |
Left tributaries | Metschetka , Nagolnaja |
The Bolshaya ( Russian Больша́я, Ба́лка Больша́я ) is a left tributary of the Kalitwa in the southern Russian Oblast of Rostov .
The Bolshaya rises on the southern flank of the Danube ridge . It flows in a south-south-west direction and after 152 km reaches the Kalitwa. It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . Their upper reaches often fall dry in summer. Important tributaries of the Bolshaya are Metschetka and Nagolnaya , both from the left. The catchment area of the Bolshaya covers 2160 km².