Kurtlak

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Kurtlak
Куртла́к
Data
Water code RU :  05010300812107000009795
location Volgograd Oblast , Rostov Oblast ( Russia )
River system Don
Drain over Tschir  → Don  → Black Sea
source on the Danube ridge
49 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 43 ° 13 ′ 20 ″  E
muzzle Tschir coordinates: 48 ° 58 '26 "  N , 42 ° 14' 3"  E 48 ° 58 '26 "  N , 42 ° 14' 3"  E

length 150 km
Catchment area 2760 km²

The Kurtlak ( Russian Куртла́к ) is a left tributary of the Tschir in the Russian oblasts of Volgograd and Rostov .

The Kurtlak rises on the Danube ridge in the Volgograd Oblast. It flows through a hilly steppe landscape in a predominantly southwestern direction into the Rostov Oblast. Eventually it meets the Tschir, a right tributary of the Don, which flows southeast .

The Kurtlak has a length of 150 km. Its catchment area covers 2760 km². The river is mainly fed by the snowmelt . The river is flooded between March and May . In the summer the river has low water for longer periods. Its water is diverted for irrigation .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Article Kurtlak in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D067743~2a%3D~2b%3DKurtlak
  2. ↑ a b Kurtlak in the State Water Directory of the Russian Federation (Russian)