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Don (river)
Russian river, fifth-longest river in Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Don (Дон) is one of the major rivers of Russia. It starts in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 km southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,870 km (1,162 miles) to the Sea of Azov.
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Don River, Russia | |
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![]() Don River watershed | |
Location | |
Countries | Russia, Ukraine |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Russia |
Mouth | Sea of Azov |
Length | 1,870 km (1,162 mi) |
Basin size | 425,600 km² (164,324 mi²) |
Discharge | |
- average | 935 m³/s |
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This article is about the river in Western Russia. For other rivers with the same name, see Don River (disambiguation).
From its source, the river first flows southeast to Voronezh, then southwest to its mouth. The main city on the river is Rostov on Don, its main tributary, the Donets.