Tersa (Medveditsa)

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Tersa
Терса́
Data
Water code RU05010300212107000008626
location Saratov , Volgograd Oblast ( Russia )
River system Don
Drain over Medveditsa  → Don  → Black Sea
source Volga heights
51 ° 35 ′ 33 ″  N , 43 ° 57 ′ 15 ″  E
muzzle Medvediza coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 33 "  N , 44 ° 39 ′ 44"  E 50 ° 45 ′ 33 "  N , 44 ° 39 ′ 44"  E

length 249 km
Catchment area 8810 km²
Outflow
location: 120 km above the mouth
MQ
5.6 m³ / s
Left tributaries Schelkan
Right tributaries Jelan
Small towns Samoilowka , Jelan , Rudnja
Communities Tersa

The Tersa ( Russian Терса́ ) is a right tributary of the Medveditsa in the Russian oblasts of Saratov and Volgograd .

The Tersa rises in the Volga Heights in Saratov Oblast. First it flows past the Rajonverwaltungszentrum Samoilowka south and a little later reached the Volgograd Oblast. At the Rajon administrative center Jelan it takes its most important tributary, the Jelan , from the right. Then it turns to the east, passes the village of the same name Tersa and after 249 km flows into the Medveditsa a little below the Rajon center Rudnja on the right. A few kilometers above the mouth, the Schelkan meets the Tersa from the left. The Tersa drains an area of ​​8810 km². It is mainly fed by the snowmelt . In April there is an annual flood . 120 km above the mouth, the mean discharge (MQ) is 5.6 m³ / s. In dry years, the Tersa river can dry out for up to 6 months. Between the beginning of December and the end of March, the Tersa is usually covered with ice.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g Article Tersa (Medveditsa) in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D110243~2a%3D~2b%3DTersa%20%28Medwediza%29
  2. a b Tersa (Medveditsa) in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)