Khopyor

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Khopyor
The Khopyor in the Don river basin.
Native name	Хопёр (Russian)
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Don
• coordinates	49°36′23″N 42°18′29″E / 49.60639°N 42.30806°E / 49.60639; 42.30806
Length	979 km (608 mi)
Basin size	61,100 km2 (23,600 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Don→ Sea of Azov

The Khopyor (Russian: Хопёр, also transliterated as Khoper) is a river in European Russia, the biggest left tributary of the river Don.^[1] It is 979 kilometres (608 mi) long, with a watershed of 61,100 square kilometres (23,600 sq mi).^[2] The mouth width is 300 metres (980 ft). The Khopyor is navigable up to 323 kilometres (201 mi) from the mouth. The maximum discharge is 3,720 cubic metres per second (131,000 cu ft/s); the average discharge is 150 cubic metres per second (5,300 cu ft/s), and the minimum discharge is 45 cubic metres per second (1,600 cu ft/s).

Fish in the river include bream, zander, common roach, rudd, European chub, ide, bleak, catfish, pike, perch, asp and burbot.

Found near the river elks, hares, herons, swans, eagles, falcons, owls, nightingales, ducks, beavers, pond turtles, snakes (vipers), etc. Previously, there were bison, now exterminated.

The unique nature made Khopyor a favorite place for tourists.