Matyra | |
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Native name | Матыра (Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Voronezh |
• coordinates | 52°37′32″N 39°41′16″E / 52.6255°N 39.6878°E |
Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
Basin size | 5,180 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Voronezh→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
Tributaries | |
• left | Plavitsa |
The Matyra (Russian: Маты́ра) is a river in the Tambov and Lipetsk oblasts of Russia. It is a left tributary of the river Voronezh (in the Don's drainage basin).[1] It has a length of 180 kilometres (110 mi) and a drainage basin of 5,180 square kilometres (2,000 sq mi).[2] The average discharge 39 kilometres (24 mi) from its mouth is 11.7 cubic metres per second (410 cu ft/s). The town of Gryazi is along the Matyra.
A reservoir was created on the river in 1976.