Kaltschyk
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Kaltschyk Кальчик |
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 The Kaltschyk at the confluence with the Kalmius |
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| location | Zaporizhia Oblast , Donetsk Oblast ( Ukraine ) | |
| River system | Kalmius | |
| Drain over | Kalmius → Sea of Azov | |
| source | at Wilne in the Azov highlands 47 ° 27 ′ 16 ″ N , 37 ° 9 ′ 16 ″ E |
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| Source height | 250 m | |
| muzzle | in Mariupol in the Kalmius coordinates: 47 ° 7 '4 " N , 37 ° 36' 38" E 47 ° 7 '4 " N , 37 ° 36' 38" E
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| length | 88 km | |
| Catchment area | 1263 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Malyj Kaltschyk | |
| Right tributaries | Kalez | |
| Big cities | Mariupol | |
| Small towns | Staryj Krym , | |
| Communities | Anadol , Malojanyssol | |
The Kaltschyk ( Ukrainian Кальчик ) is a river in southeastern Ukraine . The right tributary of the Kalmius has a length of 88 km and a catchment area of 1263 km².
The river has a width of up to 10 m, a depth of 1.5 m and its gradient is 2.4 m / km. The water runoff varies from three to thirty meters per second. The river valley is trapezoidal, up to 3 km wide and up to 40 m deep.
The Kaltschyk rises at an altitude of 250 m in the Azov highlands near Wilne ( Вільне ) and initially flows northeast in the Rosivka district of the Zaporizhia Oblast . In Volodarske Raion , in the southwest of Donetsk Oblast , it changes its direction of flow to the southeast and in Manhush Raion (former Perschotrawnewe Raion) and Nikolske Raion , it changes to the south until it finally flows, mainly to the east, within the urban area of Mariupol from right to Kalmius flows into the Sea of Azov six kilometers from its mouth .
Left tributary is the 38 km long Malyj Kaltschyk ( Малий Кальчик ) and from the right the 21 km long Kalez ( Калець ) flows into it.
The water of the Kaltschyk is used for irrigation, fish farming and the water supply of Mariupol.
The origin of the river name is questionable: according to one version it comes from the Slavic word kal and means dirt , according to another version the name is of Scythian origin and means black .
According to some historians, the Battle of Kalka , the first major battle between Russian and Mongolian troops, took place on the river in 1223 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Entry on Kaltschyk in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ; accessed on April 30, 2018 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ a b c d Kalka River (today Kalmius). The Battle of the Kalka River , on travel-world.pp.ua ; accessed on April 30, 2018 (Ukrainian)